Battle of Festubert

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:aftermath increased pressure on German forces
gptkbp:analysis studied in military history courses
gptkbp:casualties approximately 20,000 German
approximately 16,000 British
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
gptkb:General_von_Falkenhayn
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date May 15, 1915
gptkbp:duration May 15, 1915 -May 25, 1915
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Loos
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Western Front
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the challenges of trench warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Festubert
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:India
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:German_6th_Army
gptkb:British_7th_Division
gptkb:1st_Canadian_Division
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission
various memorials in France
gptkbp:legacy part of the collective memory of WWI
gptkbp:location gptkb:Festubert,_France
gptkbp:media_coverage reported by war correspondents
gptkbp:military_strategy artillery bombardment
infantry assault
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Neuve_Chapelle
gptkb:Battle_of_Aubers_Ridge
gptkbp:outcome gained some ground
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:primary_source military reports
diaries of soldiers
letters home
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Arras offensive
gptkbp:strategic_importance capture of German trenches
gptkbp:tactics trench warfare
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy