Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_tensions_between_British_and_Xhosa
Displacement_of_Xhosa_communities Increased_British_settlement_in_the_area |
| gptkbp:alliance |
Formed with neighboring tribes
|
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Keiskamma_River
Battle of the Great Fish River |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Relatively low losses
Xhosa: 200 British:_20 High_losses_for_Xhosa_forces |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials_in_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_forces
Xhosa warriors |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_John_Graham
Xhosa_leader_Ngqika |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced local folklore
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Remembered in Xhosa oral traditions
Documented_in_South_African_history_books |
| gptkbp:date |
February 17, 1835
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Use_of_artillery_by_British
Xhosa_used_traditional_weapons |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of the Amatola
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in military history studies
Discussed in colonial studies. |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Influenced future colonial policies
Re-evaluated in post-colonial studies |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_in_Southern_Africa
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Varied perspectives on the conflict
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Recorded in military archives
Chronicled in local histories |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Fish River
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Impact_on_British_colonial_policy
Impact_on_Xhosa_leadership |
| gptkbp:involved |
Set_the_stage_for_subsequent_Xhosa_Wars
|
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Xhosa Wars
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
John_Graham's_leadership
Ngqika's_role |
| gptkbp:led_to |
Continued after the battle
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_British_and_Xhosa
|
| gptkbp:location |
Fish_River,_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Sent after the battle
|
| gptkbp:movement |
Continued for decades after the battle
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Surprise_attack_by_British_forces
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Strengthened_British_military_presence
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Grahamstown
|
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
|
| gptkbp:secondary_mission |
Defend their territory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Expansion_of_British_colonial_territory
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_the_Fish_River_region
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
Guerrilla warfare tactics Conventional warfare tactics Secure the frontier Focus on pacification of the region Defensive_tactics_against_British_advances |