Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_George_Pollock
gptkb:Battle_of_Herat_(1842) |
gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:British_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:casualties |
significant British casualties
heavy Afghan casualties |
gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Afghan_forces
gptkb:British_East_India_Company |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_William_Elphinstone
gptkb:Amanullah_Khan |
gptkbp:consequences |
rise of Afghan nationalism
change in British policy towards Afghanistan |
gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and art
memorials and commemorations |
gptkbp:date |
January 6, 1842
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gptkbp:historical_analysis |
impact on future military engagements
role of intelligence in warfare British underestimation of Afghan resolve consequences for British colonial policy effect of terrain on battle outcomes strategic failures of British commanders cultural misunderstandings between British and Afghans |
gptkbp:historical_context |
Afghan resistance to foreign intervention
British imperialism in India |
gptkbp:historical_debate |
Afghan perspective on the battle
interpretations of British failure |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
lesson in military overreach
example of colonial conflict |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Kabul (1842)
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
British military decisions
local Afghan politics |
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
historical reenactments
memorials in the UK |
gptkbp:legacy |
impact on British military strategy
influence on Anglo-Afghan relations |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kabul,_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:military_strategy |
British reliance on supply lines
siege tactics employed by Afghans |
gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Jalalabad
gptkb:Battle_of_Gandamak |
gptkbp:notable_event |
massacre of British troops
retreat through the Khyber Pass |
gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
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gptkbp:primary_source |
military reports
accounts by survivors |
gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War |
gptkbp:result |
Afghan victory
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gptkbp:significance |
retreat of British forces
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gptkbp:strategic_importance |
control of trade routes
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gptkbp:tactics |
guerrilla warfare by Afghan forces
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