Battle of the Khyber Pass

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath retreat_of_British_forces
gptkbp:casualties high casualties on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates memorials
gptkbp:context gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:culturalHeritage literature and art
gptkbp:date 1842
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:followedBy Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Lord_Auckland
gptkb:Shuja_Shah_Durrani
gptkb:Ranjit_Singh
gptkb:Sir_William_Nott
gptkb:Sir_George_Pollock
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of resistance
analysis of leadership decisions
impact on military doctrine
case study in counterinsurgency
study of troop morale
analysis of supply chain issues
evaluation of intelligence failures
examination of cultural misunderstandings
example of colonial overreach
insight into colonial military strategy
lesson in military logistics
precedent for future conflicts in the region
reflection of imperial attitudes
reflection on the nature of warfare.
study of military failures
understanding of local dynamics
impact_on_British_public_opinion
contribution_to_the_Great_Game
impact_on_future_British-Afghan_relations
influence_on_Afghan_nationalism
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Khyber Pass
gptkbp:impact increased_tensions_between_British_and_Afghan_forces
gptkbp:is_a_source_of historical accounts
military reports
diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:legacy influenced_future_British_military_policy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Khyber_Pass
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Elphinstone
gptkb:Akbar_Khan
gptkbp:participants gptkb:British_East_India_Company
Afghan_forces
gptkbp:politicalPosition British_imperial_expansion
gptkbp:result British_defeat
gptkbp:significance strategic military engagement
gptkbp:strategicGoals gateway_to_India
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
siege tactics
reinforcements
ambushes
supply line disruption
guerrilla_warfare_by_Afghan_forces
gptkbp:type military conflict