Battle of Herat

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amir_Timur
gptkb:Timurid_invasions
gptkb:Soviet-Afghan_War
gptkb:Soviet–_Afghan_War
gptkb:Soviet_Union's_invasion_of_Afghanistan
gptkb:Timurid_Empire
gptkb:Herat_Province
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Afghan resistance
gptkbp:casualties High for British forces
Significant for Afghan forces
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Afghan_forces
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:community_impact Shift in regional power dynamics
Impact on British foreign policy
Influence on Russian expansionism
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Documentaries
gptkb:Films
Portrayal in literature
gptkbp:date October 1842
gptkbp:followed_by Retreat from Kabul
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century colonial conflicts
gptkbp:historical_debate Role of leadership
Consequences of the battle
Interpretations of British strategy
gptkbp:historical_significance Impact on British military strategy
Lessons for contemporary military operations
Implications for foreign intervention
Understanding insurgency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Herat
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
Anniversaries
Historical societies
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future British engagements in Afghanistan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Herat,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:notable_battle Importance of local alliances
Need for supply lines
Understanding of terrain
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Agha_Khan
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Nott
gptkbp:outcome Loss of British influence in Afghanistan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Herat
gptkbp:primary_source Historical analyses
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Ghazni
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:result Afghan victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of Herat
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of trade routes
Gateway to Central Asia
Military base for operations
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege