Paardeberg

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battle military engagement

Paardeberg was a key battle of the Second Boer War in 1900, where British and colonial forces encircled and forced the surrender of a major Boer army in South Africa.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Paardeberg canonical	3
Paardeberg (Horse Mountain)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Paardeberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Paardeberg Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Boer republics NERFINISHED ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	high British casualties ⓘ significant Boer casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength	large British and colonial force ⓘ major Boer commando force ⓘ
commander	General Piet Cronjé NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General Herbert Kitchener NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Kitchener NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Second Boer War ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
date	February 1900 ⓘ
encircledForce	Boer army under Piet Cronjé NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1900-02-27 ⓘ
followedBy	British advance on Bloemfontein ⓘ
hasParticipant	Australian colonial troops ⓘ Boer commandos NERFINISHED ⓘ British regular army units ⓘ Canadian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand colonial troops NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ near Modder River ⓘ
notableFor	encirclement of a major Boer force ⓘ first major British victory of the Second Boer War ⓘ heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
outcome	surrender of Boer army ⓘ
partOf	Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	boosted British morale ⓘ turning point in early phase of Second Boer War ⓘ weakened Boer conventional military capability ⓘ
startDate	1900-02-18 ⓘ
surrenderDate	1900-02-27 ⓘ
surrenderedCommander	Piet Cronjé NERFINISHED ⓘ
tacticsUsed	artillery bombardment ⓘ entrenchment ⓘ siege ⓘ
theatre	South African theatre of the Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Royal Canadian Regiment → battleHonour → Paardeberg ⓘ

Seaforth Highlanders → battleHonour → Paardeberg ⓘ

Gordon Highlanders → battleHonour → Paardeberg ⓘ

Battle of Paardeberg → namedAfter → Paardeberg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Paardeberg (Horse Mountain)