Battle of Ingogo River

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Laing's_Nek
gptkbp:aftermath British reassessment of military strategy
increased Boer confidence
gptkbp:casualties British: 200
Boer: 50
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Piet_Joubert
gptkb:General_Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:First_Anglo-Boer_War
gptkbp:date February 8, 1881
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:documentaries
historical novels
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Majuba_Hill
gptkbp:historical_context tensions between British and Boer settlers
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future British military engagements in South Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Ingogo River
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
military history books
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Captain_John_D._M._Campbell
gptkb:Colonel_John_H._M._H._Smith-Dorrien
gptkb:Colonel_John_Scott
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._H._Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Charles_H._H._Smith-Dorrien
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Edward_Woodgate
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Henry_Evelyn_Wood
gptkb:General_Piet_Joubert
gptkb:General_Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Archibald_Hunter
gptkbp:location Ingogo River, South Africa
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Laing's_Nek
gptkbp:primary_source eyewitness accounts
military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso
gptkb:Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkbp:result Boer victory
gptkbp:significance part of the larger conflict over Boer independence
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Natal region
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
defensive positions