Battle of Inyezane

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Displacement of Zulu communities
Increased_British_control_over_Zululand
gptkbp:awards Strengthened_British_presence_in_Zululand
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kambula
Battle of Rorke's Drift
gptkbp:casualties Zulu: 1,000
British:_200
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:climate Rainy season
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Zulu_King_Cetshwayo
gptkb:Lord_Chelmsford
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Charles_Pearson
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Referenced_in_South_African_history_education
gptkbp:date February 22, 1879
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Traditional Zulu weapons
Rifles_and_artillery_used_by_British
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Hlobane
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked_a_turning_point_in_the_Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_colonial_expansion_in_Southern_Africa
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Personal letters from soldiers
Zulu oral histories
Official military dispatches
British_government_records
Zulu_tribal_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Inyezane
gptkbp:impact Influenced_British_colonial_policy
gptkbp:influenced Zulu_military_traditions
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Natal_Native_Contingent
gptkb:British_infantry_regiments
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and rugged landscape
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Cetshwayo_kaMpande
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of colonial conflict
Impact on Zulu resistance
Part of Zulu identity and history
gptkbp:location Inyezane, Zululand
gptkbp:notable_event Initial Zulu ambush
British_counterattack
gptkbp:partOf Anglo-Zulu War
gptkbp:predecessor Battle of Isandlwana
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated_British_military_superiority
gptkbp:tactics Concentration of forces
Use of superior firepower
Use_of_artillery_by_British_forces
Flanking_maneuvers_by_British_forces