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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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British regrouping
Boer consolidation of positions
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gptkbp:boer_command_structure
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under General Botha
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gptkbp:boer_forces_composition
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commandos
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gptkbp:boer_morale
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boosted after victory
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gptkbp:boer_public_reaction
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celebration of victory
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gptkbp:british_command_structure
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under General Buller
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 1,200
Boer: 200
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Redvers_Buller
gptkb:General_Louis_Botha
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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gptkb:Colenso_Battlefield
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gptkbp:commemoration
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annual remembrance services
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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featured in documentaries
depicted in literature
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gptkbp:date
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December 15, 1899
15 December 1899
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Spion_Kop
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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examined in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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colonial conflicts in Southern Africa
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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effectiveness of British tactics
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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impact on British morale
illustrated challenges of modern warfare
demonstrated Boer military effectiveness
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Archives
eyewitness accounts
official reports
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Colenso
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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previous battles in the Boer War
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gptkbp:leadership
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effective coordination
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Colenso,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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newspaper reports
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gptkbp:memorials
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gptkb:Colenso_Memorial
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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importance of reconnaissance
need for better supply lines
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gptkbp:military_outcome
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halted British advance
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:Royal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Lancashire_Fusiliers
gptkb:South_African_Light_Horse
gptkb:Imperial_Yeomanry
gptkb:Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Northumberland_Fusiliers
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Canadian_Contingent
gptkb:Royal_Scots_Fusiliers
gptkb:Transvaal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers
gptkb:Royal_Sussex_Regiment
gptkb:Worcestershire_Regiment
gptkb:Scottish_Rifles
gptkb:Natal_Carbineers
gptkb:Devonshire_Regiment
gptkb:Imperial_Light_Horse
gptkb:Cape_Mounted_Rifles
gptkb:New_Zealand_Contingent
gptkb:British_Cavalry
gptkb:British_Infantry
infantry, artillery, cavalry
Australian Contingent
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gptkbp:mood
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diminished after defeat
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Tugela_Heights
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Jan_Smuts
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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extended duration of the war
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Magersfontein
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gptkbp:public_reaction
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shock and dismay
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:result
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Boer victory
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gptkbp:significance
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setback for British forces
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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gptkb:relief_of_Ladysmith
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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disruption of British supply lines
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gptkbp:strategy
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flanking maneuvers
defensive positions
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gptkbp:strength
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delayed arrival
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gptkbp:tactics
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artillery bombardment
infantry assault
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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artillery bombardment
infantry assault
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gptkbp:terrain
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river crossing
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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rainy and muddy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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