Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tigris
|
| gptkbp:accessories |
Logistical challenges
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
British surrender
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 23,000 British and Indian troops
approximately 13,000 Ottoman troops |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Sultan |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Sultan_Mehmed_V
gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Townshend |
| gptkbp:date |
April 1916
December 1915 |
| gptkbp:defense |
Kut
|
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Impact on British strategy in the Middle East
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Fall_of_Kut
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Mesopotamian Campaign
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Shift in control of Mesopotamia
Change in British military leadership Increased Ottoman morale |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
One of the largest defeats for the British in WWI
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Kut-al-Amara
|
| gptkbp:key_event |
British retreat
Surrender of British forces Aftermath of the battle Change in military tactics Military lessons learned Negotiations for surrender Siege begins Battle of Ctesiphon precedes British public reaction British reinforcements fail to arrive Impact on British Empire's strategy Impact on Ottoman Empire's strategy Impact on future battles in Mesopotamia Ottoman forces encircle Kut Ottoman victory declared |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kut,_Iraq
|
| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:Indian_Corps
gptkb:British_6th_Division gptkb:Ottoman_3rd_Army gptkb:Ottoman_4th_Army |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:military_siege
Defensive strategy by British forces Offensive strategy by Ottoman forces |
| gptkbp:outcome |
British forces encircled
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Ctesiphon
|
| gptkbp:result |
Ottoman victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:Siege_of_Kut
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
gptkb:Capture_of_Baghdad
Control of the Tigris River |
| gptkbp:tactics |
British advance to Baghdad
|