Siege of the British Residency in Kabul
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military siege
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased_tensions_between_Britain_and_Afghanistan
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
high civilian casualties
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and art
|
| gptkbp:date |
January 1879
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| gptkbp:diplomaticRelations |
strained_between_Britain_and_Afghanistan
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 5 months
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| gptkbp:events |
retaliation_against_British_forces
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
example of colonial military failures
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
British_colonial_expansion
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
Afghan_forces |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
role of local leaders in the siege
role of propaganda in the conflict civilians caught in the conflict role of geography in the siege role of technology in the siege impact_on_British_public_opinion impact_on_British_colonial_policy impact_on_British_military_recruitment assassination_of_British_officials Afghan_leadership_during_the_siege Afghan_resistance_tactics Afghan_unity_against_British_forces British_attempts_to_maintain_control British_attempts_to_negotiate_peace British_diplomatic_failures_in_the_region British_intelligence_failures British_military_casualties_during_the_siege British_military_leadership_changes British_military_reforms_post-siege British_reliance_on_local_informants British_reliance_on_outdated_tactics British_strategic_objectives_in_Afghanistan British_supply_chain_vulnerabilities British_underestimation_of_Afghan_resolve formation_of_alliances_among_Afghan_tribes impact_on_British_military_doctrine impact_on_future_British_military_engagements influence_on_future_British-Afghan_relations legacy_of_the_siege_in_Afghan_history rescue_missions_planned_by_British_commanders retreat_of_British_troops siege_tactics_employed_by_Afghan_forces strategic_miscalculations_by_British_commanders use_of_artillery_by_Afghan_forces |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kabul
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Sir_Frederick_Roberts
gptkb:Shuja_Shah_Durrani gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Nicholson |
| gptkbp:outcome |
British_withdrawal_from_Kabul
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| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Anglo-Afghan War
|
| gptkbp:result |
British_defeat
|
| gptkbp:significance |
highlighted_the_challenges_of_British_imperial_policy
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control_of_Kabul
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
defensive operations
supply line issues reinforcements requested |