Bloemfontein operations area
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The Bloemfontein operations area is a sector of the South African Boer War battlefields centered around Bloemfontein, where significant military campaigns and engagements took place during the conflict.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African War battlefield sector
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military operations area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boer commando operations
ⓘ
Lord Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war theater ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | inland plateau region ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic battlefield region ⓘ |
| involvedBelligerent |
Orange Free State Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bloemfontein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| militaryActivity |
conventional battles
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| notableCampaign | British advance on Bloemfontein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | occupation of Bloemfontein by British forces ⓘ |
| partOf | South African Boer War battlefields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British occupation policy in the Orange Free State
ⓘ
Orange Free State campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of central Orange Free State
ⓘ
railway communications hub ⓘ |
| subjectOf | military history studies ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1899–1902 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Boer republican forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ |
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