Battle of the Keiskamma River
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_British_control_in_the_region
Increased_tensions_between_British_and_Xhosa |
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Fish_River
Battle of the Amatola |
| gptkbp:casualties |
20 killed
200 killed Xhosa: 200 killed British:_20_killed,_50_wounded |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
Xhosa people |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Chief_Sandile
Approximately 1,500 troops Major_General_Sir_Henry_Somerset |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Xhosa Wars
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Xhosa oral traditions
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| gptkbp:date |
1851
January 2, 1851 |
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Rifled_muskets_used_by_British
Traditional_weapons_used_by_Xhosa |
| gptkbp:fightingStyle |
Close_combat_and_ambushes_by_Xhosa
|
| gptkbp:gameMechanics |
Approximately 3,000 warriors
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Impact_on_Xhosa_resistance
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_colonial_expansion_in_Southern_Africa
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented in colonial records
Part_of_the_broader_Xhosa_Wars_narrative. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Keiskamma River
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Chief_Sandile
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
Continued after the battle
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future conflicts in the region
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| gptkbp:location |
Keiskamma_River,_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Arrived prior to the battle
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Xhosa_defeat
|
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Part_of_the_Xhosa_Wars
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_the_Eastern_Cape
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| gptkbp:supports |
Limited due to previous defeats
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Conventional military tactics Flanking_maneuvers_by_British_forces Consolidation_of_power_in_the_Cape_Colony |
| gptkbp:territory |
British_annexation_of_Xhosa_lands
|
| gptkbp:type |
land battle
|