The Battle of Leliefontein was an engagement between Canadian and Boer forces during the Second Boer War on 7 November 1900. The Canadians of the Royal Canadian Dragoons were tasked with covering the withdrawal of the larger British force under the command of Major-General Horace Smith-Dorrien During the battle, three Canadian solders, Sergeant Edward James Gibson Holland, Lieutenant Richard Ernest William Turner and Lieutenant Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn, would win the Victoria Cross. 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 Second Boer War, also known as the South African War, was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is an armoured dragoon regiment of the Canadian Army. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien (May 26, 1858–August 12, 1930) was a British soldier and commander of the British II Corps of the BEF during the Great War. ... In most non-naval military organizations, a sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above privates and corporals, and below warrant officers and commissioned officers. ... Edward James Gibson Holland was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Richard Ernest William Turner (July 25, 1871-June 19, 1961) (VC, KCB, KCMG, DSO, Legion dHonneur and Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France)) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded... Photo by John Fotheringham Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

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