Battle of Aqaba

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hejaz
gptkb:Arab_revolts_against_Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Battle_of_Jeddha
gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkb:Aqaba
gptkb:Arab_Revolt
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Jeddha
gptkbp:aftermath Allied control of the Red Sea
Boosted Arab morale
Increased support for the Arab Revolt
gptkbp:casualties Low for Allies
Higher for Ottomans
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Sultan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkb:Feisal_bin_Hussein
gptkbp:date July 6, 1917
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Abdullah_I_of_Jordan
gptkb:Hussein_bin_Ali
gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
gptkb:Abdulaziz_Ibn_Saud
gptkb:King_Abdulaziz_Al_Saud
gptkb:Enver_Pasha
gptkb:King_Hussein_of_Jordan
gptkb:King_Abdullah_I_of_Jordan
gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkb:King_Saud_of_Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:King_Abdulaziz_of_Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Hussein
gptkb:Djemal_Pasha
gptkb:Faisal_I_of_Iraq
gptkb:King_Abdul_Rahman_of_Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Allenby
gptkb:King_Farouk_of_Egypt
gptkb:Auda_abu_Tayi
gptkb:John_Bagot_Glubb
gptkb:Feisal_bin_Hussein
gptkb:King_Faisal_II_of_Iraq
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:historical_significance Opening of the Hejaz Railway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Aqaba
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Arab_Revolt
Arab forces
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aqaba,_Jordan
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of deception
Coordination with Arab forces
Utilization of local knowledge
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Capture_of_Aqaba
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Beersheba
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic port capture
gptkbp:strategic_importance Access to the Red Sea
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attack
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle