Battle of Ghazni

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased British influence in Afghanistan
gptkbp:casualties Afghan: 3000
British: 1000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Emirate_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Shuja_Shah_Durrani
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Nott
gptkbp:cultural_impact British literature
gptkbp:date 1839
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Treaty_of_Gandamak
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:has_ability Rugged terrain
Harsh weather
gptkbp:historical_context British colonial expansion
gptkbp:historical_debate Impact on Afghan sovereignty
Role of local alliances
Consequences for British policy in India
Justification of British intervention
Military ethics in colonial warfare
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Colonial perspective
Afghan perspective
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked the beginning of British dominance in Afghanistan
gptkbp:historical_source Military reports
Diaries of soldiers
Afghan oral histories
Official British accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Ghazni
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Ghazni
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future conflicts in Afghanistan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ghazni,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:media_coverage Contemporary newspapers
gptkbp:military_outcome Decisive victory for British
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:artillery
Infantry tactics
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Afghan_forces
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Akbar_Khan
gptkb:Sir_John_Keane
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Capture_of_Ghazni
gptkbp:political_impact gptkb:Great_Game
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Ghazni
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the First Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:strategic_goals Establishing a puppet regime
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Afghanistan
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taliban
gptkb:Afghan_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4