Key battle in the Second Anglo-Afghan War

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath increased_British_influence_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:alliance alliances with local tribes
gptkbp:awards establishment_of_British_control
resistance_from_Afghan_tribes
gptkbp:casualties high_British_and_Afghan_losses
gptkbp:causedBy British_concerns_over_Russian_expansion
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Donald_Stewart
Lord Lytton
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicted in literature
depicted in film
gptkbp:date 1878-1880
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations increased_tensions_with_Russia
gptkbp:electronic_warfare use of artillery
use of rifles
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated by historians
gptkbp:historical_significance paved the way for future conflicts
highlighted the challenges of imperialism
influenced military strategy in future wars
contributed_to_the_rise_of_nationalism_in_Afghanistan
demonstrated_the_limits_of_British_military_power
gptkbp:historicalContext Great Game
gptkbp:historicalRecords varied perspectives on the conflict
British_colonial_narratives
Afghan_perspectives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Key battle in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:impact shaped_future_British_policy_in_India
gptkbp:influence influence_on_Afghan_politics
influence_on_British_politics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Empire
Afghan_forces
gptkbp:legacy long-term_instability_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Sir_Frederick_Roberts
gptkb:Sher_Ali_Khan
gptkbp:outcome British_victory
gptkbp:partOf Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Kabul
Battle of Kandahar
Battle of Maiwand
gptkbp:resultedIn Treaty of Gandamak
gptkbp:significance strategic_control_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:strategicGoals buffer_state_against_Russia
gateway_to_India
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare