Battle of the Chillianwala

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath British_regrouped_for_further_campaigns
gptkbp:casualties British_casualties_approximately_4,000
Sikh_casualties_approximately_10,000
gptkbp:celebrates historical reenactments
educational programs in schools
exhibitions in museums
lectures and seminars on military history
memorials_in_Punjab
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Sikh_Empire
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Napier
gptkb:Maharaja_Gulab_Singh
gptkbp:culturalHeritage subject of documentaries
analyzed in academic papers
depicted in historical novels
remembered in local folklore
featured in military history studies
gptkbp:date January 13, 1849
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Gujrat
gptkbp:foughtIn January 1849
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_British_expansion_in_India
gptkbp:historicalImpact contributed_to_the_eventual_annexation_of_Punjab
increased_tensions_between_British_and_Sikhs
led_to_changes_in_British_military_tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Chillianwala
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chillianwala,_Punjab
gptkbp:notableEvent fierce hand-to-hand combat
poor visibility due to fog
use of artillery by both sides
Sikh_cavalry_charges
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Ferozeshah
gptkbp:primaryMission historical accounts
military reports
letters from soldiers
contemporary newspaper articles
gptkbp:result British_defeat
gptkbp:significance part of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Sikh_forces_retained_control_of_the_battlefield