Battle of Vaal Krantz

Battle of Vaalkraans
Part of Second Boer War
Date 5–7 February 1900 Location South Africa 28°40′S 29°37′E / 28.667°S 29.617°E / -28.667; 29.617 (Battle of Vaal Krantz) Result Boer victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	South African Republic  Orange Free State
Commanders and leaders
Redvers Buller	Louis Botha
Strength
20,000	5,000
Casualties and losses
333 casualties	30 killed 50 wounded

The Battle of Vaal Krantz (Afrikaans: Slag van Vaalkrans, 5 - 7 February 1900) was the third failed attempt by General Redvers Buller's British army to fight its way past Louis Botha's army of Boer irregulars and lift the Siege of Ladysmith. The battle occurred during the Second Boer War.