Zulu War of 1879

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Cetshwayo
gptkbp:aftermath annexation of Zululand
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,500 British soldiers
approximately 20,000 Zulu soldiers
gptkbp:caused_by British expansion in Southern Africa
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:King_Cetshwayo
gptkb:Lord_Chelmsford
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and film
gptkbp:date 1879
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations criticism of British imperialism
gptkbp:election_year dissolution of the Zulu Kingdom
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Anglo-Zulu War
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Colonel_John_Chard
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Charles_Durnford
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Colonel_Edward_Wood
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Colonel_John_Campbell
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Edward_Coghill
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_General_Sir_Archibald_Hunter
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_General_Sir_William_Penn_Symons
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Henry_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Sir_Garnet_Wolseley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Sir_George_Colley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Sir_Henry_Bartle_Frere
gptkb:Major_Edward_Coghill
gptkb:Lieutenant_Gonville_Bromhead
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Chard
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Bartle_Frere
gptkb:Captain_Charles_Durnford
gptkb:Colonel_Henry_Pulleine
gptkb:Sir_George_Colley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Gonville_Bromhead
gptkb:Colonel_Anthony_Durnford
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Penn_Symons
gptkb:Colonel_John_Campbell
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Hunter
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_Chard
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Henry_Pulleine
gptkb:General_Sir_Garnet_Wolseley
gptkb:Major_Henry_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Anthony_Durnford
gptkb:Sir_Bartle_Frere
gptkb:Colonel_Edward_Wood
gptkb:General_Lord_Chelmsford
gptkb:Captain_William_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_Smith
King Cetshwayo ka Mpande
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zulu War of 1879
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Battle_of_Rorke's_Drift
gptkb:Battle_of_Isandlwana
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military engagements in Africa
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:military_technology use of rifles by British forces
use of assegais by Zulu warriors
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Rorke's_Drift
gptkb:Battle_of_Isandlwana
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance marked the beginning of the end for the Zulu Kingdom
gptkbp:tactics British military tactics
traditional Zulu warfare