Chitral Expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military expedition
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_British_influence_in_the_region
gptkbp:analyzes Studied for its strategic implications
gptkbp:caseOutcome Strengthened_British_control
Established_British_dominance_in_the_region
Led_to_the_establishment_of_a_British_protectorate.
gptkbp:casualties Chitrali casualties were significant
British_casualties_were_around_200
gptkbp:clinicalTrials Involved negotiations with local leaders
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Robert_Low
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Robert_Low
gptkbp:date 1895
gptkbp:dateOfDeath March to August 1895
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Treaty of Chitral
gptkbp:hasExhibition Around 1,000 troops
Included infantry and artillery units
gptkbp:hasRecognition Demonstrated_British_military_capabilities
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Great_Game
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence on future military campaigns
Influenced_future_British_engagements_in_the_area
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced_British_policy_in_Central_Asia
gptkbp:history Part of colonial military campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chitral Expedition
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Indian_Army
Chitrali forces
gptkbp:isImportantFor gptkb:Gateway_to_Afghanistan
gptkbp:keyIssues Battle of Chitral
gptkbp:larvalStage Location of the siege
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Sent_from_India
gptkbp:localEconomy Kafir_tribes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chitral_Valley
gptkbp:majorHighway Strategic location
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Gordon's_Relief_Force
Use of local allies
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Gordon
gptkbp:officialLanguage Combined arms approach
gptkbp:outcome Restoration_of_the_British_authority
gptkbp:partOf Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Robert_Low
Secure trade routes
gptkbp:politicalPosition Prevent_Russian_expansion
gptkbp:politicalRole Expansion in the North-West Frontier
gptkbp:populationTrend Displacement of local tribes
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significantEvent Siege of Chitral
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_over_the_Khyber_Pass
gptkbp:tactics Siege warfare
gptkbp:timePeriod March to September 1895