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Description: The battle of Belmont and Graspan was fought between the Boers and and the British. The battle was the result an attempt to raise the Boer siege of Kimberley. Lord Methuen's force moved north by railway, disembarking at Belmont and moving on the Boer position on Belmont kopje. The Boers moved back to the next line of kopjes at Graspan, where the British attacked again. The battle resulted in a win for the British.

Infantry regiments involved:

• Grenadier Guards
• Coldstream Guards
• Scots Guards
• Northumberland Fusiliers
• Manchester
• King's Own Yorkshire Infantry
• North Lancashire
• Northamptonshire

Cavalry regiments involved:

• 9th Lancers
• 12th Lancers

Artillery regiments involved:

Royal Engineers regiments involved:

Websites:

British Battles: Belmont and Graspan.

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