Battle of the Shangani River
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Consolidation_of_British_control_in_Matabeleland
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| gptkbp:armament |
Artillery
Rifles |
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Bembesi
Battle of the Imbembesi |
| gptkbp:casualties |
British:_1_killed,_5_wounded
Ndebele:_estimated_300_killed |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Historical reenactments
Memorials_in_Zimbabwe |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company
gptkb:Ndebele_people |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_Edward_Woodford
Ndebele leader Lobengula Led_by_the_British_South_Africa_Company |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Second Matabele War
Anglo-Zulu War |
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Portrayed in films
Mentioned in literature |
| gptkbp:date |
December 4, 1893
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| gptkbp:enemy |
Fought for independence
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Marked_the_beginning_of_the_end_for_Ndebele_sovereignty.
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_in_Southern_Africa
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented by various historians
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Shangani River
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| gptkbp:impact |
Increased_tensions_between_British_and_Ndebele
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| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:isSurroundedBy |
Continued until 1896
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of colonial military success
|
| gptkbp:location |
Shangani_River,_Zimbabwe
|
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the First Matabele War
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
Guerrilla tactics Defensive positions Use of scouts Surprise_attack_by_British_forces |