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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:war
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Second_Boer_War
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gptkbp:casualties
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~22,000 British soldiers
~7,000 Boer soldiers
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gptkbp:cause
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British imperial expansion
discovery of gold in Transvaal
tensions over independence of Boer republics
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gptkbp:civilianCasualties
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~20,000 black Africans
~28,000 Boer civilians
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:South_African_Republic
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gptkbp:endDate
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1902
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Boer War (ended 1902)
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gptkbp:involvedCountry
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:Natal
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkb:Rhodesia
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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heavily covered by international press
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Herbert_Kitchener
gptkb:Louis_Botha
gptkb:Paul_Kruger
gptkb:Koos_de_la_Rey
gptkb:Frederick_Roberts
gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:siege_of_Kimberley
gptkb:siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkb:siege_of_Mafeking
guerrilla warfare
use of concentration camps
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gptkbp:notableParticipant
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gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Robert_Baden-Powell
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gptkbp:partOf
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Colonial conflicts in Africa
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:First_Boer_War
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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controversy over concentration camps
early use of guerrilla tactics
influenced British military reforms
led to formation of Union of South Africa
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gptkbp:startDate
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1899
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gptkbp:treaty
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Vereeniging
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:United_Kingdom_(in_early_20th_century)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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