Battle of Kushka

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased British influence in Afghanistan
gptkbp:analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:casualties British: 200
Afghan: 300
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Afghan_forces
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Frederick_Roberts
gptkb:Ayub_Khan
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials in the UK
gptkbp:date 1885
gptkbp:depicted_in Historical documentaries
Books on the Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Increased tensions between Britain and Russia
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Kandahar
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Great Game
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kushka
gptkbp:influenced_by Colonial military strategies
Local Afghan tactics
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future British military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kushka,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:artillery
gptkb:5th_Punjab_Infantry
Cavalry units
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Major_General_Sir_William_Lockhart
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Archibald_Hunter
gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._H._Houghton
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Henry_Seymour
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_George_White
gptkb:Colonel_John_H._H._Houghton
gptkb:General_Sir_Donald_Stewart
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Edward_Woodthorpe
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_William_Gordon
gptkbp:outcome Consolidation of British power
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Maiwand
gptkbp:primary_source Official correspondence
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Treaty_of_Gandamak
gptkb:Battle_of_Charasiab
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the region
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control over trade routes
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nikolai_Skobelev
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6