Battle of Witpoort
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The Battle of Witpoort was a battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Major commanded the detachment of the Royal Irish Fusiliers at Witpoort which was attacked on 16 July 1900, his orders being to "hold his position at all costs". The Boers called on Major Munn to surrender, but, scornfully refusing, he held out from daybreak till 2 pm, when the Canadian forces mounted a counterattack and the Boers retired. The battle became famous because of the death of Harold Lothrop Borden.
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Battle of Witpoort
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Battle of Witpoort
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Battle of Witpoort, South African War Memorial (Halifax), Nova Scotia
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Major-General Edward Hutton, Major Frederick Henry Munn
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General Ben Viljoen, Roland Schikkerling
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Battle of Witpoort
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British Empire victory
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The Battle of Witpoort was a battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Major commanded the detachment of the Royal Irish Fusiliers at Witpoort which was attacked on 16 July 1900, his orders being to "hold his position at all costs". The Boers called on Major Munn to surrender, but, scornfully refusing, he held out from daybreak till 2 pm, when the Canadian forces mounted a counterattack and the Boers retired. The battle became famous because of the death of Harold Lothrop Borden.
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30 wounded
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7 killed
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2 officers and 22 soldiers captured
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1900-07-16
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British Empire victory
