Title: A tight corner
Description: An historical account of the clash between Boer General Jan Smuts' Commando and the famed 17th Lancers at Modderfontein Farm on 17 September 1901 in the Tarkastad District of the Cape Colony. Includes appendices listing men, both Boer and British, who were known to have been present at Modderfontein.
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902, Campaigns, History, Military campaigns, Great Britain. Army. Lancers, 17th, Great Britain, South African War (1899-1902) fast (OCoLC)fst01127143
People: Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950)