Battle of Belfast
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The Battle of Belfast, also known as the Battle of Bergendal, was a key engagement during the Second Boer War in 1900 in which British forces defeated the South African Republic’s troops in one of the conflict’s last major set-piece battles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Second Boer War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Bergendal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boer forces
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | late major battle of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Boer commandos
NERFINISHED
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British forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Field Marshal Frederick Roberts
NERFINISHED
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Lord Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Botha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Boer War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | South African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 21 August 1900 ⓘ |
| dateRange | 21–27 August 1900 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the last major set-piece battles of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| era | age of imperialism ⓘ |
| followedBy | guerrilla phase of the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | eastern Transvaal plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Belfast (Bergendal) battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
British–Boer military tactics
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end of conventional Boer warfare ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century and early 20th century colonial wars ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery bombardment
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infantry assault ⓘ |
| isMajorEngagementOf | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bergendal, Transvaal
NERFINISHED
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near Belfast, Transvaal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Belfast in the Transvaal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British coordination of infantry, cavalry, and artillery
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use of entrenched Boer defensive positions ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British imperial troops
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South African Republic’s troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Roberts’s advance in the Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Bergersdorp-related operations in eastern Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | broke organized Boer resistance in eastern Transvaal ⓘ |
| theatre | Transvaal theatre of the Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBattle | set-piece battle ⓘ |
| year | 1900 ⓘ |
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