Properties (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Formation of the South African Republic
Increased_British_military_presence Increased_tensions_between_British_and_Boer_forces |
gptkbp:casualties |
British:_200
Boers:_100 |
gptkbp:celebrates |
Historical markers
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gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Transvaal_Republic |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley
President_Paul_Kruger |
gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Inspiration for literature
Subject of songs and poems |
gptkbp:date |
November 28, 1880
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gptkbp:depictedIn |
Books and documentaries
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gptkbp:duration |
1 day
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gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Majuba Hill
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_conflicts_in_Southern_Africa
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Interpretations of military tactics
Impact on Boer nationalism Discussion on imperialism Reevaluation of colonial conflicts Consequences_for_British_colonial_policy Role_in_shaping_South_African_identity |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Influenced future Boer resistance
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Limpopo
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
Boer guerrilla tactics
British_military_strategy |
gptkbp:involved |
Approximately 1,000 British troops
Approximately 800 Boer troops |
gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of Boer resistance
Part_of_South_African_military_history |
gptkbp:location |
Limpopo_River,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:notable_event |
Anniversaries and reenactments
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gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley
gptkb:Paul_Kruger |
gptkbp:outcome |
Boer retreat
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gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Laing's Nek
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gptkbp:primaryMission |
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts |
gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:First_Anglo-Boer_War
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gptkbp:result |
British_victory
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gptkbp:significance |
Part of the First Anglo-Boer War
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_the_Transvaal_region
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gptkbp:tactics |
Defensive_positions_by_the_Boers
Flanking_maneuvers_by_the_British |
gptkbp:type |
land battle
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