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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso
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gptkbp:aftermath
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British regrouping
Boer consolidation of positions
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 1,200
Boer: 500
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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:date
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December 15, 1899
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Spion_Kop
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gptkbp:historical_context
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British imperial expansion
colonial conflicts in Southern Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Colenso Railway Station
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:memorial
historical reenactments
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on military strategy
impact on public opinion
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gptkbp:location
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Colenso, Natal Colony
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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gptkb:Photographer
newspaper reports
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_Buller
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:General_Botha
gptkb:Lord_Roberts
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Magersfontein
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso
gptkb:Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkb:Battle_of_Tugela_Heights
Battle of Colenso (1899)
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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_importance
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control of railway line
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gptkbp:tactics
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artillery bombardment
infantry assault
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