Harry "Breaker" Morant

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Harry "Breaker" Morant was an Anglo-Australian horseman, bush poet, and soldier whose controversial court-martial and execution during the Second Boer War made him a symbol of military injustice and Australian nationalism.

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Lieutenant Peter Handcock in Breaker Morant 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Australian
bush poet
horseman
person
soldier
allegiance British Empire
alsoKnownAs Breaker Morant NERFINISHED
Harry Harbord Morant NERFINISHED
associatedWith Australian outback culture
Boer War irregular units
birthDate 1864-12-09
birthPlace Somerset, England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath execution
charge war crimes
conflict Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
deathDate 1902-02-27
deathPlace Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
fullName Edwin Henry Murrant NERFINISHED
genre bush poetry
hasCause Second Boer War military operations
historicalReputation controversial figure in Australian military history
influenced Australian perceptions of British military justice
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus court-martialed
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
militaryBranch Bushveldt Carbineers NERFINISHED
militaryRank lieutenant
movement Australian bush ballad tradition
notableFor controversial court-martial
execution by firing squad
symbol of Australian nationalism
symbol of military injustice
notableWork Bush ballads
occupation bush poet
horseman
soldier
partOf Bushveldt Carbineers officers tried for war crimes
penalty death
portrayedIn Breaker Morant (1980 film) NERFINISHED
residence New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
Queensland, Australia NERFINISHED
subjectOf campaigns for posthumous pardon
historical debate about rules of engagement

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this entity surface form: Lieutenant Peter Handcock in Breaker Morant