Battle of the Chenab

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Annexation of Punjab by British
gptkbp:casualties British: 1,000
Sikh: 10,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Sikh_Empire
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Maharaja_Gulab_Singh
gptkb:Sir_Hugh_Gough
gptkbp:commemoration Annual remembrance events
Books and articles written
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature
Commemorated in memorials
gptkbp:date 1845
January 1846
gptkbp:fighting_style Decisive battle
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Sobraon
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Chenab_River
Punjab region
gptkbp:historical_context Colonial expansion in India
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:British_Raj
Sikh Empire era
gptkbp:historical_significance Led to British dominance in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Chenab
gptkbp:influence British military doctrine
Sikh military tactics
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh
gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Napier
gptkb:Colonel_John_Nicholson
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Keane
gptkb:General_Hari_Singh_Nalwa
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military tactics
gptkbp:location Chenab River, India
gptkbp:military_strategy Concentration of forces
Use of cavalry
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Tej_Singh
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Hardinge
gptkbp:outcome Sikh defeat
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ferozeshah
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Documentaries
Historical analyses
Military dispatches
Contemporary accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:First_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control over Punjab
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Hugh_Gough
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Henry_Havelock
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_James_Outram
gptkb:War_Elephants
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6