Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Zulu
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:Treaty_of_Peace_with_the_Zulu
Establishment of Boer republics |
| gptkbp:artwork |
Paintings depicting the battle
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Zulu: estimated 3,000 killed
Voortrekkers: 3 killed |
| gptkbp:combat_role |
gptkb:Blood_River
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Voortrekkers |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Dingane_ka_Senzangakhona
gptkb:Andries_Pretorius |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Influence on South African politics
|
| gptkbp:cultural_events |
Annual reenactments
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Consolidation of Boer identity
Disruption of Zulu power |
| gptkbp:cultural_representation |
Referenced in South African literature
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Symbol of Afrikaner identity
|
| gptkbp:date |
16 December 1838
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
Documentaries produced
|
| gptkbp:has_ability |
Approximately 10,000 Zulu warriors
Approximately 470 Voortrekkers |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied by historians and scholars
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Varied perspectives on the battle
Conflict between Voortrekkers and Zulu |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Interpretations of the battle's significance
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Remembered in Afrikaner culture
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Strengthened Afrikaner nationalism
|
| gptkbp:historical_site |
Protected heritage site
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Blood River
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:Day_of_the_Covenant
gptkb:Blood_River_Monument Annual ceremonies held |
| gptkbp:landmark |
Blood River Monument unveiled in 1949
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Controversial legacy in South Africa
|
| gptkbp:location |
Blood River, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Defensive laager formation
|
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
Part of the Anglo-Zulu War narrative
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
gptkb:Memoirs_of_Andries_Pretorius
Zulu oral history |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Rorke's_Drift
gptkb:Battle_of_Isandlwana |
| gptkbp:result |
Decisive Voortrekker victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the Great Trek
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of Natal region
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Massed infantry assault
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| gptkbp:wrote |
Numerous books and articles written
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