Siege of Mafeking

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Siege_of_Mafeking
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:accessories food and ammunition
gptkbp:aftermath Mafeking was relieved
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000
approximately 200 British
approximately 1,000 Boer
gptkbp:communication gptkb:communication
gptkbp:date May 1900
October 1899
gptkbp:defender_force gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Boer_forces
gptkbp:defense gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:duration 217 days
gptkbp:end_date May 17, 1900
gptkbp:famous_event Mafeking Night
gptkbp:famous_for the term ' Mafeking night'
gptkbp:famous_quote ' Mafeking has been relieved'
gptkbp:has_enemies gptkb:Boer_forces
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Anglo-Boer_conflict
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:military_conflict
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Mafeking
gptkbp:impact women and children
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mafeking
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Lord_Baden-Powell
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance boosted British morale
gptkbp:start_date October 13, 1899
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:railway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglo-Boer_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5