Battle of Michmash

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Contributed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire
Further advances into Ottoman territory
gptkbp:air_support Limited air reconnaissance
gptkbp:casualties Significant casualties on both sides
Lower for British forces
High for Ottoman forces
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
gptkb:General_Edmund_Allenby
gptkbp:commemoration Military memorials
gptkbp:communication Use of signal corps
gptkbp:consequences Shift in control of the region
gptkbp:cultural_impact Remembered in military history
gptkbp:date September 26, 1918
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:final_match_date Study of tactics used
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Nablus
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkbp:has_ability Challenging for both sides
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historical_documentation Chronicled by military historians
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal
gptkb:General_Allenby
gptkbp:historical_impact Contributed to the end of Ottoman rule in the region
gptkbp:historical_records Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Part of the larger campaign for Palestine
Near the Jordan Valley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Michmash
gptkbp:intelligence Use of reconnaissance
Use of spies and scouts
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Australian_Light_Horse
British infantry
Infantry, artillery, cavalry
Indian troops
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military tactics
gptkbp:location Michmash, Palestine
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines established
gptkbp:military_doctrine Influenced future military operations
gptkbp:military_leadership Effective command structure
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms operations
gptkbp:military_technology Use of modern artillery
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Australian_Light_Horse
British infantry divisions
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Beersheba
gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:None
gptkbp:objective Break Ottoman defenses
gptkbp:outcome Capture of key positions
Disruption of Ottoman defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Nablus
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Allies
gptkbp:strategic_goals Disruption of Ottoman supply lines
Defeat Ottoman forces in Palestine
Involvement of Allied command
Opening of the way to Damascus
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the region
Control of the Jordan Valley
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain Hilly and rugged
gptkbp:weather_conditions Dry and hot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philistines
gptkb:Philistia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5