Battle of the Limpopo

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
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
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
gptkbp:depictedIn Books and documentaries
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Majuba Hill
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_conflicts_in_Southern_Africa
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Limpopo
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
gptkbp:notable_event Anniversaries and reenactments
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley
gptkb:Paul_Kruger
gptkbp:outcome Boer retreat
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Laing's Nek
gptkbp:primaryMission Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:First_Anglo-Boer_War
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the First Anglo-Boer War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Transvaal_region
gptkbp:tactics Defensive_positions_by_the_Boers
Flanking_maneuvers_by_the_British
gptkbp:type land battle