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British Expeditionary Force in the Second Boer War
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Expeditionary_Force_in_the_Second_Boer_War
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYears
1899
1902
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Lord_Kitchener
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Lord_Roberts
gptkbp:composedOf
gptkb:infantry
cavalry
artillery
support units
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployment
gptkb:South_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British Expeditionary Force in the Second Boer War
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkb:Battle_of_Paardeberg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spion_Kop
gptkb:Relief_of_Mafeking
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Guards_Brigade
gptkb:Imperial_Yeomanry
gptkb:Highland_Brigade
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Boer_Republics
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:powers
over 400,000 troops (at peak)
gptkbp:purpose
to defeat the Boer Republics and secure British interests in South Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:General_Sir_Ian_Hamilton
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7