British forces in the Second Boer War

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British forces in the Second Boer War were the imperial troops of the United Kingdom that fought from 1899 to 1902 to suppress the Boer republics in South Africa and secure British control over the region.

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf combatant ⓘ
military force ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
belligerentIn Battle of Belmont ⓘ
Battle of Colenso ⓘ
Battle of Magersfontein ⓘ
Battle of Modder River ⓘ
Battle of Paardeberg ⓘ
Battle of Spion Kop ⓘ
Relief of Kimberley ⓘ
Relief of Ladysmith ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ladysmith

Relief of Mafeking ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Mafeking
commander Archibald Hunter ⓘ
Charles Warren ⓘ
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ⓘ
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener ⓘ
Ian Hamilton ⓘ
John French ⓘ
Paul Methuen ⓘ
Redvers Buller ⓘ
conflict Second Boer War ⓘ
conflictResult British victory ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1902 ⓘ
hasPart British cavalry ⓘ
British infantry ⓘ
linked to: British Army

Imperial Yeomanry ⓘ
linked to: Yeomanry

Royal Artillery ⓘ
Royal Engineers ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy Brigade ⓘ
colonial contingents ⓘ
medical services ⓘ
militia units ⓘ
regular British Army units ⓘ
transport and logistics units ⓘ
volunteer units ⓘ
location South Africa ⓘ
objective securing British control over South Africa ⓘ
suppression of the Boer republics ⓘ
opponent Boer republics ⓘ
Orange Free State ⓘ
South African Republic ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
British Empire forces ⓘ
history of the British Empire ⓘ
military history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
startTime 1899 ⓘ
usedBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
usedWarfareType concentration camp system ⓘ
conventional warfare ⓘ
counter-insurgency operations ⓘ
scorched earth policy ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

British Expeditionary Forces → notableDeployment → British forces in the Second Boer War ⓘ
subject linked to: British expeditionary forces
Natal Native Contingent → partOf → British Army forces in Southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: British forces in the Second Boer War
Chieveley Military Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa → usedBy → British forces in the Second Boer War ⓘ
Edwin Alderson → servedIn → British Army in South Africa ⓘ
linked to: British forces in the Second Boer War
Belmont battlefield → associatedWith → British Army in the Second Boer War ⓘ
linked to: British forces in the Second Boer War
Talana Hill battlefield → associatedWith → British Army in the Second Boer War ⓘ
linked to: British forces in the Second Boer War
Bergendal (Dalmanutha) battlefield → associatedWith → British Army in the Second Boer War ⓘ
linked to: British forces in the Second Boer War
Commander 11th Division (Second Boer War) → associatedWith → British expeditionary forces in South Africa ⓘ
linked to: British forces in the Second Boer War