Commander-in-Chief, British Forces in South Africa

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military office senior army command

The Commander-in-Chief, British Forces in South Africa was the senior military post responsible for directing British Army operations and overall strategy in the South African theatre, notably during and after the Second Boer War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Commander-in-Chief, South Africa	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military office ⓘ senior army command ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	British colonial administration in South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ British imperial rule in Southern Africa ⓘ British military reforms after the Second Boer War ⓘ imperial defence planning in Southern Africa ⓘ
commandLevel	senior officer ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Second Boer War ⓘ various colonial campaigns in Southern Africa ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
hasRole	operational commander ⓘ strategic commander ⓘ theatre commander ⓘ
historicalContext	Second Boer War reorganization of British command ⓘ transition from traditional to modern warfare tactics ⓘ
locationOfCommand	South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder	Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener NERFINISHED ⓘ Redvers Buller NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablyActiveDuring	Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ
reportsTo	British Army high command NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of British imperial forces in South Africa ⓘ deployment of British regular and auxiliary forces in South Africa ⓘ directing British Army operations in South Africa ⓘ implementation of British military policy in South Africa ⓘ liaison with local colonial authorities ⓘ overall conduct of land warfare in South Africa ⓘ overall strategy in the South African theatre ⓘ planning of major campaigns in South Africa ⓘ
serviceBranch	British Army ⓘ
subordinateTo	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatre	South African theatre of war NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfCommand	field command ⓘ theatre-level command ⓘ
typicalRank	field marshal ⓘ general ⓘ
usedBy	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	centralized control of British forces in South African campaigns ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Horace Smith-Dorrien → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, British Forces in South Africa ⓘ

Sir Neville Lyttelton → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, British Forces in South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, South Africa