Battle of the Tana River

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_British_influence_in_East_Africa
gptkbp:armament Artillery
Rifles
gptkbp:casualties Digo: 200
British:_50
gptkbp:celebrates Annual remembrance events
Commemorative plaques
gptkbp:climate Rainy season
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
Digo people
gptkbp:commander Chief_Mwanaisha
Colonel_Edward_Northey
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced local folklore
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Books and films
gptkbp:date January 20, 1895
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Strained relations with local leaders
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:economicImpact Disruption of trade routes
gptkbp:education Study of colonial conflicts
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Mombasa
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_expansion_in_Africa
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of colonialism
Part of the larger colonial narrative.
gptkbp:historicalResearch Focus on colonial military history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Military records
Marked escalation of conflict in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Tana River
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy British_military_archives
gptkbp:landscape Riverine and forested area
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for future conflicts
gptkbp:location Tana_River,_Kenya
gptkbp:militaryRank Divide and conquer
Establishment_of_British_control
gptkbp:outcome Digo_resistance_weakened
gptkbp:participants Local militia
gptkbp:politicalPosition Increased tensions between tribes
European_imperialism_in_Africa
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Juba
gptkbp:primaryMission Historical analyses
Colonial reports
gptkbp:publicPerception Varied interpretations
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkb:Anglo-Zanzibar_War
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_East_African_Campaign
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Tana_River_region
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type land battle