Properties (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_British_influence_in_Afghanistan
Formation_of_the_British_protectorate_over_Afghanistan |
| gptkbp:casualties |
British:_200
Afghan:_500 |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
Afghan_forces |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Frederick_Roberts
gptkb:Sher_Ali_Khan |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Portrayal in films
Portrayal in literature |
| gptkbp:date |
December 1878
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_of_the_British_Empire
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Development of modern military tactics
Formation of military alliances Lessons learned in military logistics Influence_on_British_foreign_policy Impact_on_British_public_opinion Impact_on_Afghan_nationalism Role_in_the_Great_Game Influence_on_future_British_military_campaigns Legacy_of_British-Afghan_relations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Afghan Gate
|
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_McCaskill
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_Watson gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_H._H._Houghton gptkb:Colonel_John_French |
| gptkbp:location |
Afghan_Gate,_India
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Supply line management
Use of local allies |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Establishment_of_British_dominance_in_the_region
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Anglo-Afghan War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Siege_of_the_British_Residency_in_Kabul
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Contemporary_newspaper_articles
Official_British_military_reports |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
Third Anglo-Afghan War |
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Opening_of_the_campaign_in_the_Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of the Khyber Pass
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment |