Battle of Thaba Bosiu

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Treaty_of_Thaba_Bosiu
Strengthened_Basotho_resistance
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Lower_for_Basotho
High_for_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:celebrates Annual celebrations
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkb:Basotho
gptkbp:cultural_impact National pride
Basotho_folklore
gptkbp:date January 1, 1865
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_Sir_George_Grey
gptkb:Colonel_John_Grey
Moshoeshoe I
gptkbp:historical_significance Resistance against colonialism
Influence on future conflicts
Impact on regional politics
Formation_of_modern_Lesotho
Symbol_of_unity_among_Basotho
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_conflicts_in_Southern_Africa
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Oral histories
Post-war analyses
Written accounts by participants
Colonial_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Thaba Bosiu
gptkbp:influence Lesotho's_national_identity
gptkbp:leadership Moshoeshoe I
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance
gptkbp:location Thaba_Bosiu,_Lesotho
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Basotho_Wars
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Orange_River
Battle of the Quthing
Battle_of_Berea
Battle_of_the_Caledon
gptkbp:result Basotho_victory
gptkbp:significance Defensive_stand_of_the_Basotho_against_colonial_expansion
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Thaba_Bosiu_mountain
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare
Defensive fortifications
Use of terrain