Battle of Sandfontein

Overview

The Battle of Sandfontein was fought between the Union Defence Force of South Africa and the German Empire on 26 September 1914 at Sandfontein, during the first stage of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I. It ended in a German victory.

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Significance

The Battle of Sandfontein, fought on 26 September 1914, was an engagement between the Union Defence Force of South Africa and the German Empire during the first stage of the South West Africa Campaign of World War I. The German victory at Sandfontein secured an early operational advantage for German forces in the territory and demonstrated the difficulties the Union Defence Force would face in prosecuting the campaign. As part of the opening phase of the South West Africa Campaign, the outcome shaped the conditions under which subsequent South African operations would need to be conducted.

Forces & casualties

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