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===Second Anglo-Boer War=== The Koffiefontein district saw much military action during the Second [[Anglo-Boer War]] of 1899-1902 because it was close to the two strategic towns of [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]] and [[Mafeking, South Africa|Mafeking]]. After Boer forces under the command of General Brand and Commandant [[J. B. M. Hertzog|Hertzog]] attacked the town and its mine, several [[blockhouses]] were erected by the British in October 1900. The blockhouses were involved in actions in the subsequent months and at one point the town was looted by the Boers and the people of the town took refuge in the mine.<ref>Free State Department of Tourism, 'Free State' (pdf), undated 200-?; Henderson, Zoe. Leaving his mark, an otherwise invisible man, p1</ref>
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