Battle of Groenkloof

Battle of Groenkloof
Part of Second Boer War
Date 5 September 1901 Location Petersburg, Cape Colony 32°18′56″S 24°58′12″E / 32.31556°S 24.97000°E / -32.31556; 24.97000 (Battle of Groenkloof) Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Boers from Cape Colony
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Harry Scobell	Commandant Johannes Lötter
Strength
1,100	130
Casualties and losses
10 killed, unknown number wounded	13 killed, 46 wounded, 61 captured

In the Battle of Groenkloof on 5 September 1901, a British column under Colonel Harry Scobell defeated and captured a small Boer commando led by Commandant Lötter in the Cape Colony during the Second Boer War.