Battle of Peiwar Kotal

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Afghan: unknown, estimated higher than British
British: 21 killed, 72 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Afghan_forces
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Frederick_Roberts
Sirdar Muhammad Ali Khan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:date 2 December 1878
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Peiwar Kotal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kurram_Valley
Peiwar Kotal Pass
gptkbp:notableFor Tactical outflanking maneuver by British forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Opened the way for British advance into Afghanistan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Earl_Roberts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6