The Action at Bronkhorstspruit was one of the first serious clashes of the First Boer War. It was a skirmish between a British army column and a group of Afrikaner Boers, fought a few miles east of the town of Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng on December 20, 1880. The First Boer War also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from December 16, 1880 until March 23, 1881. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bronkhorstspruit is a small farming town 50km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. ... Flag of Transvaal The Transvaal (lit. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ... The First Boer War also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from December 16, 1880 until March 23, 1881. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Battle of Schuinshoogte Also known as Ingogo, was a battle fought on February 8th 1881 during the First Boer War. ... The skirmish at Majuba Hill (near Volksrust, South Africa) on 27 February 1881 was a convincing victory for the Boers. ... The First Boer War also known as the Transvaal War, was fought from December 16, 1880 until March 23, 1881. ... Bronkhorstspruit is a small farming town 50km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

A column of British soldiers consisting of six officers and 246 men of the 94th Regiment, as well as 12 men of the Army Service Corps and four of the Army Hospital Corps, were marching on a road to Pretoria, when at least 250 Boers ambushed the column. Making use of the limited cover, the Boers crept to within 200 yards of the British column and opened fire at 12:30 pm. The Royal Logistic Corps is a British Army corps that provides the logistical support for the Army. ... The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

Within 15 minutes, most of the officers were killed or wounded, and the horses and oxen pulling the covered wagons at the front and rear of the column were killed, preventing any movement. Shocked by the sudden and aggressive nature of the attack, Lt. Col. Anstruther gave the order to surrender. In a battle lasting just 15 minutes, 156 British soldiers were killed or wounded, with the rest taken prisoner. Reported Boer casualties were only two killed and five wounded.