THE BATTLE OF DIMAWE (I)

Monday, May 15, 2017

In the days that immediately followed their 17th of August 1852 massacre at Maanwane, Commandant-General Scholtz’s Marico commando skirmished with Mosielele’s retreating Bakgatla bagaMmanaana, along with additional Bakwena scouting parties sent out by Sechele.

These small engagements appear to have sufficiently slowed the Boer advance so as to allow the bulk of the BagaMmanaana warriors to regroup with the main body of Bakwena at Dimawe.

The Boers finally arrived at the outskirts of Dimawe on Saturday the 28th of August. There, in addition to the Bakwena and BagaMmanaana, the invaders found the Bakaa, under Kgosi Mosinyi,and Bangwaketse, under Dikgosi Senthufe and Segotshane, all mobilised against them.

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