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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093060
South African History Online (2012) 'Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner.', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093060 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
South African History Online, Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093060, (accessed 23 October 2026).
"Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner.." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093060. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Christiaan de Wet and 300 Boers capture Nicholson’s Nek and take 800 British soldiers prisoner.." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093060.
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