Slag van Belfast
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Slag van Belfast is the Afrikaans name for the Battle of Bergendal, a key engagement during the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1900 between British forces and Boer commandos in South Africa.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Second Anglo-Boer War ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Orange Free State (Boers) NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Republic (Boers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatType | conventional warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
NERFINISHED
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Louis Botha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John French NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Redvers Buller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | South African Republic (Transvaal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1900-08-27 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1900-08-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | guerrilla phase of the Second Anglo-Boer War ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Boer forces suffered significant casualties and prisoners
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British forces suffered several hundred casualties ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Battle of Bergendal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Bergendal battlefield memorial near Belfast, Mpumalanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInAfrikaans | Slag van Belfast ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Boer republican forces
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British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Boer War battlefield tactics
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transition from conventional to guerrilla warfare in South Africa ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
Boer commandos
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British artillery ⓘ British cavalry ⓘ British infantry ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn |
British accounts of the Second Anglo-Boer War
ⓘ
South African military history literature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| location |
Bergendal farm, near Dalmanutha, Transvaal
NERFINISHED
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near Belfast, Transvaal, South Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Diamond Hill
NERFINISHED
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Relief of Ladysmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mpumalanga, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
forced Boers to adopt guerrilla warfare tactics
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last set-piece battle of the Second Anglo-Boer War ⓘ marked the end of organized Boer resistance in the eastern Transvaal ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
drive Boer forces from eastern Transvaal positions
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secure the Delagoa Bay railway line ⓘ |
| theatre | Transvaal theatre of the Second Anglo-Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1900 ⓘ |
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