Battle of Donkerhoek
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The Battle of Donkerhoek, also known as the Battle of Diamond Hill, was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 in which British forces under Lord Roberts pushed Boer commandos eastward from Pretoria, helping to secure British control over the Transvaal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Donkerhoek canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Diamond Hill ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boer republics
ⓘ
Orange Free State ⓘ South African Republic ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaignTheater |
Transvaal
ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal Colony
|
| chronologyPosition | late phase of the conventional war in 1900 ⓘ |
| commander |
Ian Hamilton
ⓘ
John French ⓘ Lord Roberts ⓘ Louis Botha ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| date | June 1900 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1900-06-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | guerrilla phase of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| front |
Western Transvaal campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal front
|
| hasCasualties |
Boer casualties
ⓘ
British casualties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Boer forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Boer commandos
British regular troops ⓘ mounted infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Transvaal
ⓘ
near Pretoria ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Diamond Hill
ⓘ
Donkerhoek ridge ⓘ |
| objective |
to push Boer forces eastward from Pretoria
ⓘ
to secure British control over the Transvaal ⓘ |
| partOf |
British advance on Pretoria
ⓘ
British campaign in the Transvaal ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Pretoria
ⓘ
surface form:
Capture of Pretoria
Siege of Mafeking ⓘ
surface form:
Relief of Mafeking
|
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to British control of the Transvaal
ⓘ
helped consolidate British occupation of Pretoria ⓘ marked near end of conventional Boer resistance in the Transvaal ⓘ |
| startDate | 1900-06-11 ⓘ |
| terrain |
open veld
ⓘ
ridge positions ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | set-piece battle ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
cavalry flanking movements
ⓘ
entrenched defensive positions ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
ⓘ
rifles ⓘ |
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