Natal colonial forces

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The Natal colonial forces were British-aligned military units raised in the Colony of Natal, composed largely of local settlers and auxiliaries who fought in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu War.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Natal colonial forces canonical 2
Natal colonial government 2
Cape Colony local forces 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial military force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
composedOf European settlers in Natal ⓘ
local auxiliaries ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Boer conflicts in southern Africa ⓘ
Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
country Colony of Natal ⓘ
followedDoctrineOf British Army ⓘ
garrison Durban ⓘ
Pietermaritzburg ⓘ
government colonial government of Natal ⓘ
hasRole defence of the Colony of Natal ⓘ
frontier warfare ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
locatedIn South Africa ⓘ
location Natal ⓘ
militaryBranch auxiliary forces ⓘ
mounted infantry ⓘ
volunteer units ⓘ
opposed Boer commandos ⓘ
linked to: Boer commando

Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
partOf colonial defence forces in southern Africa ⓘ
colonial forces of the British Empire ⓘ
recruitedFrom local African auxiliaries ⓘ
white settler population of Natal ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
usedEquipmentOf British Army ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Battle of Isandlwana → combatant → Natal colonial forces ⓘ
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo → opponent → Natal colonial government ⓘ
linked to: Natal colonial forces
Natal Mounted Police → subordinateTo → Natal colonial government ⓘ
linked to: Natal colonial forces
Cape Colony theatre of the Second Boer War → hasParticipant → Cape Colony local forces ⓘ
linked to: Natal colonial forces
British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War → usedBy → Natal colonial forces ⓘ
South African theatre of the Second Boer War → hasParticipant → Natal Colony forces ⓘ
linked to: Natal colonial forces