Battle of Jellalabad

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Robert_Sale
gptkbp:aftermath reinforcement of British troops
eventual withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan
gptkbp:associated_with British colonial expansion
gptkbp:casualties significant British casualties
heavy Afghan casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Afghan_forces
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Robert_Sale
gptkbp:date January 7, 1842
gptkbp:depicted_in historical novels
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:famous_for heroic defense by British troops
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_context retreat from Kabul
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced British military strategy in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Jellalabad
gptkbp:influenced British public opinion on the Afghan campaign
gptkbp:inspired military strategies in later conflicts
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical documentaries
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in military memorials
gptkbp:is_featured_in military history books
gptkbp:is_involved_in local Afghan tribes
British reinforcements from India
gptkbp:legacy symbol of British resilience
gptkbp:location Jellalabad, Afghanistan
gptkbp:notable_event siege of Jellalabad
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Anstruther
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_William_H._H._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_John_Campbell
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_George_Pollock
Colonel John H. H. Smith
Captain John S. Smith
Lieutenant William Broadfoot
Major John Mc Laren
Major William H. H. Smith
gptkbp:outcome successful defense against siege
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:primary_source accounts by survivors
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance defensive stand against Afghan forces
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Khyber Pass
gptkbp:tactics defensive fortifications