Battle of Diamond Hill
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The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Diamond Hill canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Donkerhoek ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boer forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Boers
British Empire ⓘ Orange Free State ⓘ South African Republic ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| BoerCasualties | over 30 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| BritishCasualties | approximately 160 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
about 14,000 British troops
ⓘ
about 6,000 Boer commandos ⓘ |
| commander |
Christiaan de Wet
ⓘ
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Louis Botha ⓘ |
| commandersSide |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts – British Empire
Louis Botha – Boer republics ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| country | South African Republic ⓘ |
| date |
11 June 1900
ⓘ
12 June 1900 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1900-06-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bergendal ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | Boer forces continued resistance as mobile commandos ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | age of imperialism ⓘ |
| location |
South African Republic
ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ near Pretoria ⓘ |
| notableFeature | strong Boer defensive positions on high ground ⓘ |
| objective |
to dislodge Boer forces east of Pretoria
ⓘ
to secure Pretoria against Boer counterattack ⓘ |
| outcome | Boer forces withdrew ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | British advance on Pretoria ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Pretoria ⓘ |
| region |
Gauteng
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauteng region of modern South Africa
|
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure British control of Pretoria
ⓘ
marked continuation of Boer shift to guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| startDate | 1900-06-11 ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged hills and ridges ⓘ |
| theatre |
Second Boer War
ⓘ
surface form:
South African theatre of the Second Boer War
|
| usedArm |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| year | 1900 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Koos de la Rey