Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
British withdrawal from Boksburg
Increased Boer morale |
| gptkbp:casualties |
British: 200
Boers: 50 |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Piet_Joubert
gptkb:General_Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Annual remembrance ceremonies
Monuments erected in Boksburg |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Symbol of Boer resistance
Commemoration in South Africa |
| gptkbp:date |
January 8, 1881
|
| gptkbp:duration |
1 day
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Majuba_Hill
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Colonial tensions in Southern Africa
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Established Boer independence
Led to Treaty of Pretoria |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Strategic railway junction
Near Johannesburg Influenced future Boer strategies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Boksburg
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Impact on British military strategy
Inspiration for later conflicts Influenced South African history |
| gptkbp:location |
Boksburg, South Africa
|
| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:Transvaal_forces
gptkb:Natal_Carbineers |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Jan_Smuts
gptkb:Louis_Botha British commanders Wolmaransstad leaders |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Boer forces maintained control
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:First_Anglo-Boer_War
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Laing's_Nek
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
gptkb:Documentaries
Historical analyses Military reports Eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:publications |
gptkb:documentary
Research papers Historical journals Books on the Anglo-Boer War |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Spion_Kop
Siege of Pretoria |
| gptkbp:result |
Boer victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic victory for the Boers
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of railways
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers by British
Defensive positions by Boers |
| gptkbp:type |
land battle
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Boksburg_City
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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