Kraaipan

There was ' a dull booming noise which almost froze the blood in my veins' said Lady Sarah Wilson about the event at Kraaipan.

On 12 October 1899 a group of Boers under General De la Rey captured an armored train on its way from Kimberley to Mafikeng at Kraaipan. It is believed to be the first shots of the war Here is a map to see the location

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