Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
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The Battle of Bronkhorstspruit was an 1880 engagement in the Transvaal where Boer forces ambushed and decisively defeated a British column early in the First Boer War.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bronkhorstspruit ambush
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| belligerent |
Boers
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South African Republic forces → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| campaign |
First Boer War campaign in the Transvaal
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| casualties |
heavy British casualties
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light Boer casualties → |
| cause |
Boer resistance to British annexation of the Transvaal
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| combatant |
British Army
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Transvaal Boers → |
| commander |
Anstruther
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Frans Joubert → |
| conflict |
First Boer War
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| country |
South African Republic
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| date |
1880-12-20
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| description |
Boer forces ambushed a British column early in the First Boer War
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| era |
19th century
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| followedBy |
Battle of Laing's Nek
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Siege of Pretoria → |
| historicalPeriod |
Victorian era
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| involved |
Boer mounted riflemen
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British infantry → |
| location |
South African Republic
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Transvaal → |
| near |
Bronkhorstspruit
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| notableFor |
early Boer success against British imperial forces
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surprise attack on a marching British column → |
| outcome |
decisive defeat of a British column
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| partOf |
First Boer War
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history of South Africa → |
| precededBy |
rising of the Boers in the Transvaal in 1880
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| region |
Highveld of the Transvaal
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| result |
Boer victory
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| significance |
early demonstration of Boer marksmanship and tactics
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one of the opening engagements of the First Boer War → |
| tactic |
ambush
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| theatre |
Southern Africa
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| year |
1880
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
("Bronkhorstspruit ambush")
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Battle of Sanna's Post ("Battle of Koornspruit") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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First Boer War
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notableBattle |