Colonel William Penn Symons

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Queen's_South_Africa_Medal
Order of the Bath
D.S.O._(Distinguished_Service_Order)
gptkbp:birthDate 1839-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace Pietermaritzburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Symons
gptkbp:commanded 1st_Battalion,_The_King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-05-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Woolwich
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Military_leadership_during_the_Second_Boer_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel William Penn Symons
gptkbp:influencedBy Military tactics of the 19th century
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Elandslaagte
gptkb:Battle_of_Pretoria
gptkb:Battle_of_Reitz
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tugela_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Modder_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Thaba_Nchu
gptkb:Battle_of_Tugela_Heights
Battle of Colenso
Battle of Spion Kop
Battle of Paardeberg
Battle of Majuba Hill
Battle of Magersfontein
Siege of Ladysmith
Battle of Bloemfontein
Battle of Bothaville
Battle of Diamond Hill
Battle of Kroonstad
Battle of Lindley
Battle of Vaal Krantz
Battle of Bethlehem
Battle of Laing's Nek
Battle of Wepener
Battle of Reddersburg
Battle of Brandfort
Battle of Johannesburg
Battle of Hart's Hill
gptkbp:knownFor Defensive strategies in warfare
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Colenso
Battle of Spion Kop
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Major_General_Sir_George_White
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Crimean_War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Anglo-Zulu War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1857-1900
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Symons
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Charles_Warren
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Royal_Engineers