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Casualties by battle
This table is reproduced from The Times History of the War in South Africa
(Volume 7, page 24).
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Killed and died of
wounds |
Wounded |
Missing and prisoners |
Total |
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Officers |
Men |
Officers |
Men |
Officers |
Men |
Officers |
Men |
| Bakenlaagte |
12 |
70 |
11 |
138 |
- |
1 |
23 |
209 |
| Belmont |
4 |
71 |
24 |
199 |
- |
- |
28 |
270 |
| Biddulphserg |
1 |
43 |
6 |
122 |
- |
12 |
7 |
177 |
| Blood River Poort (17 Sep 01) |
4 |
21 |
2 |
29 |
7 |
240 |
13 |
290 |
| Boschbult |
3 |
27 |
17 |
124 |
- |
- |
20 |
151 |
| Colenso |
9 |
162 |
41 |
697 |
21 |
176 |
71 |
1,035 |
| De Klip Drift / Tweebosch |
4 |
69 |
9 |
138 |
3 |
24 |
16 |
231 |
| Diamond Hill |
9 |
10 |
15 |
124 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
137 |
| Driefontein |
6 |
76 |
18 |
324 |
- |
2 |
24 |
402 |
| Elandslaagte |
5 |
56 |
30 |
163 |
- |
4 |
35 |
223 |
| Enslin / Graspan |
4 |
18 |
5 |
158 |
- |
9 |
9 |
185 |
| Johannesburg and Pretoria, capture |
4 |
28 |
33 |
124 |
5 |
38 |
42 |
190 |
| Karee Sidings |
2 |
31 |
8 |
141 |
- |
- |
10 |
172 |
| Kimberley, siege |
2 |
40 |
15 |
120 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
163 |
| Ladysmith, relief (19-27 Feb 00) |
25 |
331 |
88 |
1,444 |
1 |
4 |
114 |
1,779 |
| Ladysmith, siege, Caesar's Camp |
18 |
189 |
29 |
262 |
- |
2 |
47 |
453 |
| Ladysmith. siege, other casualties |
9 |
89 |
33 |
251 |
- |
12 |
42 |
352 |
| Lombard's Kop & Nicholson's Nek |
6 |
69 |
9 |
233 |
43 |
925 |
58 |
1,227 |
| Mafeking, siege |
5 |
73 |
10 |
143 |
1 |
41 |
16 |
257 |
| Magersfontein |
26 |
218 |
42 |
609 |
- |
76 |
68 |
903 |
| Modder River |
4 |
98 |
20 |
361 |
- |
2 |
24 |
461 |
| Moedwil |
4 |
51 |
23 |
119 |
- |
- |
27 |
170 |
| Monte Cristo |
1 |
16 |
8 |
177 |
- |
4 |
9 |
197 |
| Nooitgedacht |
10 |
78 |
6 |
166 |
15 |
327 |
31 |
571 |
| Paardeberg (16 - 27 Feb 00) |
24 |
324 |
68 |
1,065 |
6 |
53 |
98 |
1,442 |
| Potgeiter's Drift (5 - 7 Feb 00) |
3 |
31 |
17 |
318 |
- |
5 |
20 |
354 |
| Reddersburg |
3 |
11 |
1 |
32 |
8 |
397 |
12 |
440 |
| Rietfontein |
1 |
15 |
6 |
94 |
- |
2 |
7 |
111 |
| Sannah's Post |
5 |
25 |
14 |
115 |
18 |
403 |
37 |
543 |
| Spion Kop |
36 |
347 |
47 |
1,007 |
4 |
299 |
87 |
1,653 |
| Stormberg |
- |
29 |
7 |
50 |
13 |
620 |
20 |
699 |
| Talana |
11 |
46 |
8 |
84 |
25 |
296 |
44 |
426 |
| Tweefontein |
9 |
58 |
6 |
69 |
6 |
244 |
21 |
371 |
| Willow Grange |
- |
13 |
1 |
64 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
85 |
| Yzer Spruit (25 Feb 02) |
5 |
62 |
7 |
112 |
2 |
105 |
14 |
279 |
| Zilikat's Nek |
3 |
19 |
3 |
50 |
4 |
186 |
10 |
255 |
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| Other casualties |
424 |
4,177 |
981 |
9,717 |
198 |
4,647 |
1,603 |
18,541 |
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| Total |
701 |
7,091 |
1,668 |
19,143 |
383 |
9,170 |
2,752 |
35,404 |
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