Battle of Peiwar Kotal
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The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Peiwar Kotal canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Peiwar Kotul | 1 |
| Battle of Peiwar Pass | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Peiwar Kotal Context triple: [Second Anglo-Afghan War, majorBattle, Battle of Peiwar Kotal]
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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C.
Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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D.
Battle of Minqar Qaim
The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Makwanpur
The Battle of Makwanpur was a key 1816 engagement between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War and led to the signing of the Sugauli Treaty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Peiwar Kotal Target entity description: The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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C.
Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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D.
Battle of Minqar Qaim
The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
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E.
Battle of Makwanpur
The Battle of Makwanpur was a key 1816 engagement between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War and led to the signing of the Sugauli Treaty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Peiwar Kotul
Battle of Peiwar Kotal ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Peiwar Pass
|
| associatedWith |
British imperial expansion in South Asia
ⓘ
Great Game ⓘ
surface form:
Great Game between Britain and Russia
|
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| campaign | Kurram Valley Field Force operations ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Afghan casualties were heavier than British-Indian casualties
ⓘ
British-Indian casualties were relatively light ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Afghan forces
ⓘ
British-Indian forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts
Mohammad Jan Khan Wardak ⓘ Sardar Shir Ali Khan’s Afghan officers ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Major-General Frederick Roberts ⓘ |
| commandingOfficerSide |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts commanded British-Indian forces
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| date | 2 December 1878 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British consolidation of Kurram Valley ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Peiwar Kotal
ⓘ
Shutar Gardan Pass region ⓘ |
| militaryFormationInvolved |
Kurram Valley Field Force operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurram Valley Field Force
|
| notableUnit |
British Indian infantry regiments
ⓘ
British artillery units ⓘ Gurkha troops in British service ⓘ |
| opponentOf | forces loyal to Emir Sher Ali Khan ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| precededBy | British advance into the Kurram Valley ⓘ |
| region |
North-West Frontier region
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Frontier region
|
| result | British-Indian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
enhanced Frederick Roberts’s military reputation
ⓘ
opened route for further British operations towards Kabul ⓘ secured a strategic mountain pass for British forces ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of route into central Afghanistan
ⓘ
seizure of Peiwar Kotal pass ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
frontal demonstration with flanking attack
ⓘ
night march ⓘ outflanking maneuver ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| theater | Kurram Valley ⓘ |
| year | 1878 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Peiwar Kotal Description of subject: The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Peiwar Pass
this entity surface form:
Battle of Peiwar Kotul