Twenty-third Xhosa War

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:affects Continued tensions between Xhosa and British
Cultural memory among Xhosa people
Impact on South African history
Influence on modern South African politics
Legacy of land disputes
gptkbp:aftermath Displacement of Xhosa people
Increased British control over Xhosa territory
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:caused_by Land disputes
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:cultural_impact Art depicting the war
Literature on colonialism
Xhosa oral traditions
Songs and poetry about resistance
gptkbp:date 1880-1881
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Treaty_of_1881
gptkbp:duration 1 year
gptkbp:historical_context Colonial conflicts in Southern Africa
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future Xhosa uprisings
Part of the larger struggle against colonialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Twenty-third Xhosa War
gptkbp:impact British colonial expansion
Xhosa resistance weakened
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Amatola_Mountains
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tsolo_River
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Sir_George_Pomeroy_Colley
gptkb:Chief_Sandile
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Twenty-second_Xhosa_War
gptkbp:primary_source Government documents
Colonial records
Newspaper articles
Personal accounts
Military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Xhosa_cattle-killing_movement
Land dispossession of Xhosa people
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Twenty-fourth_Xhosa_War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:political_movement
Conventional warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sandile
gptkb:Chief_Maqoma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5