Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Displacement of Xhosa communities.
Increased tensions between British and Xhosa |
| gptkbp:british_forces_strength |
Approximately 1,000 troops.
|
| gptkbp:british_legacy |
Colonial expansion.
|
| gptkbp:british_morale |
Boosted after victory.
|
| gptkbp:british_settler_experience |
Increased settlement in the area.
|
| gptkbp:british_strategy |
Conventional warfare
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| gptkbp:casualties |
British: 30
Xhosa: 200+ |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Xhosa_people
gptkb:British_Empire |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_John_Graham
Xhosa leader Ndlambe |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Memorials in Grahamstown.
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influence on local folklore.
|
| gptkbp:date |
22 April 1819
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Second_Frontier_War
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the ongoing conflict between British settlers and indigenous peoples.
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Set the stage for future conflicts.
Shift in power dynamics in the region. |
| gptkbp:historical_legacy |
Influence on South African history.
|
| gptkbp:historical_records |
Remembered in local history.
Documented in various historical texts. |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Marked a turning point in the frontier wars.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Grahamstown
|
| gptkbp:impact_on_colonial_policy |
Increased military presence in the region.
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on future colonial policies.
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Grahamstown,_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:military_leadership |
Colonial military officers.
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Expansionist policies.
|
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of cannons.
Use of muskets. |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
Battle of Fort Willshire
Battle of the Fish River. |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Defensive fortifications established by British.
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Cape_Frontier_Wars
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Military reports
Diaries of soldiers. Colonial government documents. |
| gptkbp:result |
British victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Expansion of British colonial territory
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the Eastern Cape
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Use of fortified positions.
|
| gptkbp:tactics_used |
Cavalry charges
Artillery bombardment |
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Rainy and muddy.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_alliance |
Various Xhosa clans.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_experience |
Loss of land.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_forces_strength |
Approximately 3,000 warriors.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_legacy |
Continued cultural identity.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_military_leadership |
Traditional leaders.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_morale |
Diminished after defeat.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_resistance |
Continued for decades.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_strategy |
gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_tactics |
Hit-and-run attacks.
|
| gptkbp:xhosa_technology |
Traditional weapons.
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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