Natal-Transvaal border

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historical border international border

The Natal-Transvaal border was the frontier between the British colony of Natal and the South African Republic (Transvaal), a strategically important boundary that saw significant military action during the Anglo-Boer conflicts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Natal-Transvaal border canonical 1
Natal–Transvaal frontier 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical border ⓘ
international border ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Natal-Transvaal border ⓘ
surface form: Natal–Transvaal frontier

Natal–ZAR border ⓘ
ceasedToExistAs international frontier after formation of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
conflictOccurredOnOrNear Battle of Ingogo ⓘ
Battle of Laing's Nek ⓘ
Battle of Majuba Hill ⓘ
Siege of Ladysmith ⓘ
surface form: Second Anglo-Boer War Natal campaign
controlledBySide1 British Empire ⓘ
controlledBySide2 Boer forces ⓘ
country1 Colony of Natal ⓘ
country2 South African Republic ⓘ
existedDuring 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance example of colonial-era boundary in southern Africa ⓘ
site of clashes between British and Boer forces ⓘ
hasRole political boundary ⓘ
strategic military frontier ⓘ
historicalRegion1 Natal ⓘ
historicalRegion2 Transvaal ⓘ
influencedBy Boer settlement and republic formation ⓘ
British imperial expansion in southern Africa ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay South Africa ⓘ
partOf borders of the Colony of Natal ⓘ
borders of the South African Republic ⓘ
presentDayAdministrativeAreasInclude Gauteng ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
Limpopo ⓘ
Mpumalanga ⓘ
relatedEvent Treaty arrangements between Britain and the South African Republic ⓘ
annexation of the Transvaal by Britain in 1877 ⓘ
restoration of Transvaal self-government in 1881 ⓘ
relatedTo Natal theatre of the Second Boer War ⓘ
surface form: Natal campaign of the Second Anglo-Boer War

Transvaal campaign of the Anglo-Boer Wars ⓘ
separated British colonial territory from Boer republic territory ⓘ
significantDuring Boer Wars ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Boer conflicts

First Boer War ⓘ
surface form: First Anglo-Boer War

Second Boer War ⓘ
surface form: Second Anglo-Boer War
statusAfter1910 internal provincial boundary within the Union of South Africa ⓘ
statusAfter1961 internal boundary within the Republic of South Africa ⓘ
typeOfBoundary land border ⓘ
usedFor control of movement of troops ⓘ
control of trade and communications between Natal and Transvaal ⓘ
wasDemarcatedBetween British imperial administration ⓘ
surface form: British colonial authorities

Transvaal Colony government ⓘ
surface form: government of the South African Republic
yearCeasedToExistAsInternationalFrontier 1910 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Laing's Nek → theatre → Natal-Transvaal border ⓘ
Natal-Transvaal border → alsoKnownAs → Natal-Transvaal border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Natal–Transvaal frontier