Leliefontein massacre | |
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Part of the Second Boer War | |
Location | Leliefontein missionary station, Northern Cape, South Africa |
Coordinates | 30°18′55″S 18°5′1″E / 30.31528°S 18.08361°E |
Date | 31 January 1902 |
Target | Khoikhoi |
Deaths | 35 |
Perpetrators | Boer forces under General Manie Maritz |
Defenders | Khoikhoi |
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.