Battle of Sandfontein
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South AfricaCommanders and leaders Joachim von Heydebreck R.C. Grant (WIA) E.J. WelbyStrength1,700 soldiers10 artillery pieces4 machine guns237 officers and soldiers2 cavalry squadrons2 artillery pieces2 machine gunsCasualties and losses14 killed46 wounded16 killed51 wounded205 captured.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}vteSouth West Africa campaignMaritz rebellion · Angola offensive · Ovambo Uprising · Sandfontein · Kakamas · Trekkopjes · OtaviThe Battle of Sandfontein was fought between the Union of South Africa on behalf of the British Imperial Government and the German Empire (modern-day Namibia) on 26 September 1914 at Sandfontein, during the first stage of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I, and ended in a German victory.
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Vivatband "Vivat den tapferen Verteidigern unserer afrikanischen Kolonien" 1916
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Image: Museum Weißenfels - Schloss Neu-Augustusburg - CC BY-NC-SA
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