Leliefontein massacre

Leliefontein massacre
Part of the Second Boer War
Methodist Mission Church, Leliefontein (erected in 1855, it was the third church built at the mission station)
LocationLeliefontein missionary station, Northern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates30°18′55″S 18°5′1″E / 30.31528°S 18.08361°E / -30.31528; 18.08361 (Leliefontein)
Date31 January 1902
TargetKhoikhoi
Deaths35
PerpetratorsBoer forces under General Manie Maritz
DefendersKhoikhoi

The Leliefontein massacre occurred on 31 January 1902 during the South African War at the Leliefontein Methodist mission station in the Northern Cape, South Africa.


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