Chieveley, Natal, South Africa

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Chieveley, Natal, South Africa, is a rural locality in the KwaZulu-Natal province historically noted for its role in the Second Boer War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rural locality ⓘ
associatedEvent Battle of Colenso ⓘ
siege of Ladysmith ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ladysmith
associatedWith Boer forces ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
category Populated places in KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
Second Boer War sites in South Africa ⓘ
conflict Second Boer War ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
formerPoliticalEntity British colony of Natal ⓘ
linked to: Colony of Natal
historicalRole logistical base ⓘ
military encampment site ⓘ
historicalSignificance Second Boer War ⓘ
languageRegion English-speaking colonial administration (historical) ⓘ
locatedIn Colony of Natal ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
eastern South Africa ⓘ
near Colenso ⓘ
Estcourt ⓘ
Frere ⓘ
partOf Natal theatre of the Second Boer War ⓘ
presentProvince KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
regionType rural area ⓘ
timePeriodOfSignificance 1899 ⓘ
1900 ⓘ
transportInfrastructure railway station ⓘ
usedAs British military camp ⓘ
staging area for British forces ⓘ
usedDuring Relief of Ladysmith operations ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ladysmith

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Referenced by (2)

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

Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → placeOfDeath → Chieveley, Natal, South Africa ⓘ
Chieveley Military Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa → locatedIn → Chieveley, KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
linked to: Chieveley, Natal, South Africa