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Methuen is defeated in the Battle of Magersfontein
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- 11 Dec 1899
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa.
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 110.
- 03Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Methuen is defeated in the Battle of Magersfontein. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011191
South African History Online (2011) 'Methuen is defeated in the Battle of Magersfontein', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011191 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Methuen is defeated in the Battle of Magersfontein [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011191, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Methuen is defeated in the Battle of Magersfontein." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011191. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Methuen is defeated in the Battle of Magersfontein." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011191.
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