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The Battle of Viervoet, in the British-Basotho War, takes place. The British under Warden suffers a reverse.
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 212
- 03Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.8, p. 369
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 28). The Battle of Viervoet, in the British-Basotho War, takes place. The British under Warden suffers a reverse.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087275
South African History Online (2012) 'The Battle of Viervoet, in the British-Basotho War, takes place. The British under Warden suffers a reverse.', South African History Online, 28 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087275 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).
South African History Online, The Battle of Viervoet, in the British-Basotho War, takes place. The British under Warden suffers a reverse. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087275, (accessed 9 October 2026).
"The Battle of Viervoet, in the British-Basotho War, takes place. The British under Warden suffers a reverse.." South African History Online, 28 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087275. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Battle of Viervoet, in the British-Basotho War, takes place. The British under Warden suffers a reverse.." South African History Online. June 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087275.
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