Battle of the Fish River

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased tensions between British and Xhosa
gptkbp:casualties Xhosa: 200
British: 20
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Xhosa_people
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Graham
gptkb:Chief_Ndlambe
gptkbp:date February 17, 1835
February 21, 1835
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Amatola
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the colonial expansion in Southern Africa.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Fish River
gptkbp:location Fish River, South Africa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Grahamstown
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Expansion of British colonial territory
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control over the Eastern Cape
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5