Battle of the Bloemfontein Heights
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Occupation_of_Bloemfontein_by_British_forces
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
British:_200
Boers:_300 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials_in_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lord_Roberts
General_de_Wet |
| gptkbp:date |
March 1900
|
| gptkbp:depictedIn |
Documentaries
Historical paintings Books_on_the_Second_Anglo-Boer_War |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Modder_River
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_conflicts_in_Southern_Africa
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Led to further conflicts in the region
Affected Boer morale Influenced_British_colonial_policy Shaped_British_military_doctrine Contributed_to_the_eventual_unification_of_South_Africa |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Marked a turning point in the war
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Bloemfontein Heights
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| gptkbp:landscape |
Hilly and rugged
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military strategies
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| gptkbp:location |
Bloemfontein,_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Royal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Imperial_Yeomanry gptkb:Canadian_Contingent gptkb:Australian_Contingent Intelligence gathering Concentration of forces Use of artillery Supply line management Coordination with local allies New_Zealand_Contingent |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Buller
gptkb:Lord_Kitchener gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:General_Cronje Jan Smuts |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Control of Bloemfontein
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| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Anglo-Boer War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Paardeberg
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| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_advantage_for_the_British
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
British_control_of_the_Free_State
Gateway_to_the_Transvaal |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
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