Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Bechuanaland_Campaign
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Warren
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gptkbp:endDate |
1885
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bechuanaland Expedition
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gptkbp:location |
Bechuanaland
present-day Botswana |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
establishment of British Bechuanaland
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gptkbp:numberOfTroops |
about 4,000 men
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
Boer settlers
local Tswana chiefs |
gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:British_Empire
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gptkbp:purpose |
to assert British authority in Bechuanaland
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
British colonial expansion in Africa |
gptkbp:result |
British protectorate established
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gptkbp:startDate |
1884
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Warren
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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