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gptkbp:instanceOf
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battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased_British_military_presence
British_advance_towards_Kimberley
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gptkbp:casualties
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British:_1,000
Boers:_1,500
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Memorials_in_South_Africa
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gptkbp:climate
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Hot and dry
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Lord_Methuen
gptkb:General_Piet_Cronjé
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Literature and art inspired by the battle
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gptkbp:date
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November 28, 1899
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Battle of Paardeberg
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gptkbp:foughtIn
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November 28, 1899
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Military historians study the battle
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Colonial_conflicts_in_Southern_Africa
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Effectiveness_of_British_leadership
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First major battle of the Second Boer War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Modder River
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Limited reconnaissance
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gptkbp:keyFigures
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gptkb:General_Buller
gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Lord_Roberts
Jan Smuts
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gptkbp:landscape
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Rugged and hilly
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on future military tactics
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gptkbp:location
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Modder_River,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply issues for both sides
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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Newspaper reports
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Flanking maneuvers
Boer retreat
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Royal_Fusiliers
gptkb:Imperial_Yeomanry
gptkb:Canadian_Contingent
gptkb:Highland_Brigade
gptkb:Australian_Contingent
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Battle of Magersfontein
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Diaries of soldiers
Official military reports
Letters from the front
Photographs from the battle
Newspaper articles from 1899
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gptkbp:publicPerception
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Heroic_British_soldiers
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gptkbp:result
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British_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic_victory_for_the_British
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Control of railway lines
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gptkbp:supportRole
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic
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gptkbp:tactics
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Trench_warfare
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