Pretoria operations area
E781998
The Pretoria operations area refers to the region around Pretoria in South Africa that was a key theater of military activity and engagements during the Boer War.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operations area
ⓘ
theater of war ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British occupation of Pretoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mobile guerrilla warfare ⓘ siege operations ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Boer forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalPopulation |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pretoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Delagoa Bay railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannesburg operations area ⓘ |
| notableEvent | British advance on Pretoria in 1900 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Boer War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transvaal theater of operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | land theater of operations ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
administrative center of Transvaal
ⓘ
control of capital city Pretoria ⓘ railway communications hub ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperationsFor |
Boer commandos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1899–1902 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Boer forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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