Battle of the Windmill Hill

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Consolidation_of_British_control
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tugela_Heights
Battle of Paardeberg
Battle of Magersfontein
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Annual remembrance events
Commemorative plaques
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Boer_Republics
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Buller
gptkb:Lord_Roberts
gptkb:General_Cronjé
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Historical novels
Books and documentaries
Films_about_the_Boer_War
gptkbp:date December 1899
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Spion Kop
gptkbp:future_plans Shift in Boer tactics
Increased_British_resolve
Long-term_British_occupation
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Windmill_Hill
Nearby rivers
Surrounding terrain
Strategic high ground
gptkbp:historical_significance Impact_on_Boer_War
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_larger_conflict_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Official reports
Eyewitness accounts
Military archives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Windmill Hill
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Transvaal_forces
gptkb:Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers
gptkb:Orange_Free_State_forces
Boer commandos
Canadian_artillery
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military strategy
Study in military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Sir_Redvers_Buller
gptkb:General_Piet_Cronjé
gptkbp:outcome Boer retreat
gptkbp:partOf Second Anglo-Boer War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Colenso
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic position
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of railways
gptkbp:tactics Artillery bombardment
Infantry assault