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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sultan
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gptkbp:aftermath
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British forces retreated
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 23,000 British and Indian troops
approximately 13,000 Ottoman troops
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Sultan
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Townshend
Ottoman General Khalil Pasha
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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depicted in literature
depicted in films
commemorated in memorials
studied in military history courses
analyzed in documentaries
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gptkbp:date
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April 1916
December 1915
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gptkbp:followed_by
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Second Battle of Kut
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Mesopotamian Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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boosted Ottoman morale
led to changes in British military leadership
increased British military scrutiny
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Kut
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gptkbp:location
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Kut al-Amara, Iraq
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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siege tactics
supply line issues
entrenchment
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gptkbp:outcome
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surrender of British forces
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Ctesiphon
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Jutland
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_Tannenberg
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkb:Fall_of_Baghdad
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gptkbp:result
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Ottoman victory
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:Siege_of_Kut
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of the Tigris River
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