Transvaal Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkbp:contributedTo formation_of_Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:disbanded Treaty of Vereeniging
gptkbp:dissolved 1902
gptkbp:engagesIn Second Anglo-Boer War
gptkbp:established 1880
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Transvaal_flag
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
Xhosa people
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:First_Anglo-Boer_War
self-determination
Second Anglo-Boer War
independence_of_Transvaal
gptkbp:hasOccupation gptkb:Afrikaner_community
local farmers
gptkbp:hasWebsite gptkb:Mauser_rifles
artillery
cavalry units
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:historicalContext late 19th century conflicts
colonial_struggles_in_Southern_Africa
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Boer_resistance_against_British_imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transvaal Army
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Afrikaner_culture
gptkb:Dutch_settlers
gptkbp:involvedIn peace negotiations
land disputes
resource conflicts
political struggles
gptkbp:legacy influence_on_South_African_military_history
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Colenso
Battle of Spion Kop
Battle of Paardeberg
Battle of Majuba Hill
Siege of Ladysmith
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Piet_Joubert
gptkb:Louis_Botha
gptkbp:operatesIn Transvaal_region
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkbp:recruitment local population
gptkbp:size varied
gptkbp:symbol Boer nationalism
gptkbp:uniform khaki
gptkbp:uses guerrilla warfare
supply depots
trench warfare
railway transport