Battle of Tugela Heights
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The Battle of Tugela Heights was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in early 1900, in which British forces fought to break the Boer siege of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tugela Heights canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boer forces
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British Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Natal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
Boer casualties
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heavy British casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Boer commandos
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British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis Botha
NERFINISHED
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Redvers Buller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | February 1900 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1900-02-27 ⓘ |
| era | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | relief of Ladysmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Pieter’s Hill
NERFINISHED
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actions at Cingolo and Monte Cristo ⓘ assaults on Hart’s Hill ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th–early 20th century colonial wars ⓘ |
| location |
Colony of Natal
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Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tugela Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ near Tugela River ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
entrenched defensive positions
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infantry assault ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tugela Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
series of frontal assaults on entrenched Boer positions
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use of artillery to support infantry attacks ⓘ |
| objective | to break the Boer siege of Ladysmith ⓘ |
| opponent |
Boer republics
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Orange Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Relief of Ladysmith
NERFINISHED
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operations along the Tugela River ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Vaal Krantz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| riverNearby | Tugela River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siegeRelieved | Siege of Ladysmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1900-02-14 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | opened the route to Ladysmith ⓘ |
| theatre | South African theatre of the Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1900 ⓘ |
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