Bechuanaland Expedition

GPTKB entity

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