Paardeberg battlefield
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Paardeberg battlefield is a historic South African site where a major and decisive engagement of the Second Boer War took place in February 1900.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boer commandos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Lord Kitchener
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Piet Cronjé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currentUse |
educational site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dateOfEventEnd | 1900-02-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfEventStart | 1900-02-18 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century–early 20th century ⓘ |
| eventType | siege and battle ⓘ |
| governingBody | South African heritage authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic sites in South Africa
ⓘ
Military history of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War battlefields ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
memorials
ⓘ
monuments ⓘ war graves ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | battlefield site ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Free State province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| near |
Bloemfontein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paardeberg Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encirclement and surrender of Boer forces
ⓘ
high casualties on both sides ⓘ turning point in the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Boer republican forces
ⓘ
British Empire forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeNameMeaning | "Horse Mountain" in Afrikaans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| river | Modder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | site of a major and decisive engagement of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of Paardeberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | February 1900 ⓘ |
| topicOf | military history studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of war dead
ⓘ
military operations ⓘ |
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