Siege of Pretoria

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The Siege of Pretoria was a key early engagement of the First Boer War in 1880–1881, during which Boer forces surrounded and blockaded the British-held town of Pretoria in the Transvaal.

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Siege of Pretoria canonical 2
Siege of Pretoria (1880–1881) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military siege
belligerent Boer forces
surface form: Boers

British Empire
Boer forces
surface form: South African Republic forces
chronology early engagement of the First Boer War
conflict First Boer War
conflictType colonial war engagement
countryInvolved South African Republic
United Kingdom
endTime 1881
followedBy peace negotiations between Britain and the South African Republic
hasCause uprising of Boers against British annexation of the Transvaal
hasEffect British garrison in Pretoria blockaded
contributed to British decision to negotiate peace
historicalPeriod late 19th century
locatedInPresentDay Gauteng
surface form: Gauteng, South Africa
location Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria

South Africa
Transvaal
militaryTactic blockade
siege
opponent Boer commando
surface form: Boer commandos

British garrison at Pretoria
partOf Transvaal independence movement
surface form: Boer uprisings in Transvaal

First Boer War
precededBy outbreak of the First Boer War in 1880
relatedTo Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
Battle of Laing's Nek
Battle of Majuba Hill
result Boer tactical success
continued British control of Pretoria until peace settlement
significance demonstrated Boer ability to isolate British positions in Transvaal
helped shape negotiations leading to the Pretoria Convention of 1881
startTime 1880

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Battle of Bronkhorstspruit followedBy Siege of Pretoria
Battle of Laing's Nek precededBy Siege of Pretoria
Battle of Majuba Hill relatedEvent Siege of Pretoria
this entity surface form: Siege of Pretoria (1880–1881)
Transvaal independence movement significantEvent Siege of Pretoria
this entity surface form: Siege of Pretoria (1880–1881)