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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:accessories
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British forces faced shortages
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Siege_of_Kut
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 13,000 Ottoman troops
Approximately 23,000 British and Indian troops
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Sultan
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Sultan_Mehmed_V
gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Townshend
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gptkbp:community_impact
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Shift in control of Mesopotamia
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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Documented in military history books
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gptkbp:date
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April 29, 1916
December 7, 1915
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gptkbp:defeated
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British forces surrendered on April 29, 1916
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:has_ability
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Failed to arrive in time
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Examined in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Mesopotamian campaign
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Reports and letters from the front
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced British military strategy in the Middle East
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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One of the largest sieges in history.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Kut al-Amara
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials for fallen soldiers
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Enver_Pasha
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Nixon
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gptkbp:legacy
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Lessons learned for future military operations
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kut,_Iraq
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Ottoman_3rd_Army
gptkb:Ottoman_4th_Army
6th Indian Division
13th Indian Division
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:military_technology
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British reliance on supply lines
Use of artillery by Ottomans
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gptkbp:mood
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Affected British public opinion
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gptkbp:notable_event
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First major siege of World War I
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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:result
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Ottoman victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Major defeat for the British
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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gptkb:Capture_of_Baghdad
British withdrawal from Mesopotamia
Control of the Tigris River
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gptkbp:tactics
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Encirclement of British forces
Defend against British advances
Advance up the Tigris River
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