Chieveley, Natal, South Africa

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Chieveley, Natal, South Africa, is a rural locality in the KwaZulu-Natal province historically noted for its role in the Second Boer War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rural locality
associatedEvent Battle of Colenso
Siege of Ladysmith
surface form: siege of Ladysmith
associatedWith Boer forces
British Army
category Populated places in KwaZulu-Natal
Boer War battlefields
surface form: Second Boer War sites in South Africa
conflict Second Boer War
continent Africa
country South Africa
formerPoliticalEntity Colony of Natal
surface form: British colony of Natal
historicalRole logistical base
military encampment site
historicalSignificance Second Boer War
languageRegion English-speaking colonial administration (historical)
locatedIn Colony of Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
eastern South Africa
near Colenso
Estcourt
Frere
partOf Natal theatre of the Second Boer War
presentProvince KwaZulu-Natal
regionType rural area
timePeriodOfSignificance 1899
1900
transportInfrastructure railway station
usedAs British military camp
staging area for British forces
usedDuring Siege of Ladysmith
surface form: Relief of Ladysmith operations

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Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts placeOfDeath Chieveley, Natal, South Africa
Chieveley Military Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa locatedIn Chieveley, Natal, South Africa
this entity surface form: Chieveley, KwaZulu-Natal