The British Expeditionary Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:associated_with British military history
gptkbp:challenges enemy tactics
logistical issues
high casualty rates
trench conditions
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_French
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Belgium
November 1918
August 1914
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1914
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Treaty_of_Versailles
gptkb:Armistice_of_11_November_1918
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered modern warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The British Expeditionary Force
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:military_doctrine
gptkb:public_opinion
political decisions
gptkbp:involved_in trench warfare
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:known_for rapid mobilization
early engagements in World War I
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military operations
gptkbp:logistics British supply chain
gptkbp:military_strategy offensive operations
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Mons
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:primary_role expeditionary warfare
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:British_Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:size over 150,000 troops
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:tactics combined arms
gptkbp:uses_technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:artillery
machine guns
tanks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_John_Moore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5