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Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa.
- 02https://www.news24.com
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092325
South African History Online (2012) 'Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092325 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
South African History Online, Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092325, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092325. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Anglo-Boer War 2: The first shots of the war are fired at Kraaipan, about 50 kilometres south of Mafeking, where Gen. De la Rey." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092325.
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