The Second Boer War

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf war
gptkbp:aftermath Boer_republics_incorporated_into_the_British_Empire
Union_of_South_Africa_established
increased_British_control_in_Southern_Africa
gptkbp:casualties approximately 22,000 British
approximately 250,000 Boers
gptkbp:causedBy disputes_over_British_influence
gold_discoveries_in_the_Transvaal
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkbp:finaleDate 1902-05-31
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influence on future conflicts
impact_on_British_imperial_policy
rise_of_Afrikaner_nationalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Second Boer War
gptkbp:impact changes in military tactics
development of concentration camps
increased_anti-war_sentiment_in_Britain
gptkbp:launchDate 1899-10-11
gptkbp:legacy cultural representations in literature and film
influence_on_World_War_I_strategies
commemoration_in_South_Africa
impact_on_British_public_opinion_about_imperialism
influence_on_British_military_reforms
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:mediaCoverage use of war correspondents
first war covered by journalists
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Colenso
Battle of Spion Kop
Battle of Paardeberg
Battle of Magersfontein
Siege of Ladysmith
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Kitchener
gptkb:Lord_Roberts
gptkb:Paul_Kruger
gptkb:Louis_Botha
Jan Smuts
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:South_African_Wars
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
trench warfare