Boer War battlefields

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Boer War battlefields are historic sites in South Africa where key engagements of the Second Boer War took place, now preserved as heritage landscapes and memorials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
historic site collection
tourist attraction
associatedConflict Second Boer War
surface form: Anglo-Boer War

Second Boer War
country South Africa
endDate 1902
hasPart Belmont battlefield
Bergendal (Dalmanutha) battlefield
Bloemfontein operations area
Colenso battlefield
Colenso military cemetery
Colesberg
surface form: Colesberg operations area

Talana Hill battlefield
surface form: Elandslaagte battlefield

Kimberley siege sites
Kroonstad operations area
Ladysmith
surface form: Ladysmith siege sites

Mafeking siege sites
Magersfontein battlefield
Magersfontein museum and memorials
Modder River battlefield
Paardeberg battlefield
Pretoria operations area
Battle of Spion Kop
surface form: Spion Kop battlefield

Spion Kop memorials
Talana Hill battlefield
Colenso battlefield
surface form: Tugela Heights battlefield
heritageDesignation national heritage site (various)
provincial heritage site (various)
locatedIn South Africa
mainInterest colonial history
landscape history
military history
notableFor Anglo-Boer military engagements
memorials to British, Boer and colonial troops
preserved trench lines and fortifications
war cemeteries
region Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
North West Province
Northern Cape
relatedTo Boer republics
British Empire
South African War memorials
startDate 1899
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
tourismType battlefield tourism

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Ladysmith hasHeritage Boer War battlefields
Chieveley, Natal, South Africa category Boer War battlefields
this entity surface form: Second Boer War sites in South Africa