Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_British_military_presence_in_the_region
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
Studied in military strategy courses
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| gptkbp:battle |
Battle of Paardeberg
Battle of Magersfontein |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Boer casualties approximately 500
British_casualties_approximately_1,000 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials_in_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:climate |
Summer heat
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:South_African_Republic |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Redvers_Buller
gptkb:General_Piet_Cronjé Approximately 20,000 troops |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Anglo-Boer Wars
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced literature and film
|
| gptkbp:date |
December 1899
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| gptkbp:duration |
1 day
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| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Approximately 10,000 troops
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Spion Kop
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
Capture of Boer positions
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_British_and_Boer_forces
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
December 1899
Colonial_conflicts_in_Southern_Africa |
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented in military history books
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Riet River
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| gptkbp:impact |
Delayed Boer offensives
Boosted_British_morale |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Orange_Free_State_Commandos
gptkb:Transvaal_Commandos gptkb:Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Historical analyses
Eyewitness accounts Official military reports |
| gptkbp:landscape |
Riet_River_area
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Part_of_South_African_military_history
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:South_Africa
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Boer retreat
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| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Anglo-Boer War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Colenso
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| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_victory_for_the_British
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of railways in the area
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Use of artillery
Defensive positions Flanking_maneuvers_by_British_forces Concentration_of_forces_by_the_British |
| gptkbp:type |
land battle
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