Battle of the Orange River

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased British control in the region
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lord_Roberts
gptkb:General_Cronje
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials in South Africa
gptkbp:date February 1900
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Modder_River
gptkbp:historical_context Colonial conflicts in Southern Africa
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future military strategies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Orange River
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Jan_Smuts
gptkb:Kitchener
gptkb:Lord_Baden-Powell
Lemmer
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:documentary
Historical reenactments
Influence on South African history
Cultural references in literature
Impact on Boer War narratives
gptkbp:location gptkb:Orange_River
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Dragoons
gptkb:Imperial_Yeomanry
gptkb:Transvaal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Natal_Carbineers
gptkb:Cape_Mounted_Rifles
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of Boer forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Anglo-Boer_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Paardeberg
gptkbp:primary_source Newspaper articles
Eyewitness accounts
Official military reports
Military dispatches
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Colesberg
gptkb:Siege_of_Kimberley
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the British
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of railways
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orange_River_Sovereignty
gptkb:General_Piet_Joubert
gptkb:General_Sir_Frederick_Roberts
gptkb:British_forces_in_America
gptkb:General_Louis_Botha
gptkb:German_South_West_Africa
gptkb:Battle_of_Bloemfontein
gptkb:Battle_of_Johannesburg
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Lord_Roberts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6