Battle of the Salient

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkbp:aftermath Changes in military tactics
Increased use of chemical weapons
gptkbp:casualties Approx. 280,000 total
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
gptkb:General_von_Fabeck
gptkbp:date April 22, 1915
gptkbp:duration April 22, 1915 -May 25, 1915
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future battles in WWI
Led to international treaties on chemical weapons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Salient
gptkbp:location Ypres Salient, Belgium
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance First large-scale use of poison gas in warfare
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Ypres Salient
gptkbp:tactics Trench warfare
Artillery bombardment
Gas attacks