Battle of Apache Canyon

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_forces_maintained_control_of_New_Mexico
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate_casualties_approximately_300
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers and sites
gptkbp:climate Dry and hot
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Henry_H._Sibley
gptkb:Colonel_Edward_Canby
Canby's_forces_successfully_repelled_the_attack
Sibley's_forces_faced_logistical_challenges.
gptkbp:contemporary Studied in military academies
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date August 26, 1862
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Glorieta Pass
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Setback_for_Confederate_expansion_in_the_West
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced_future_military_strategies_in_the_West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Apache Canyon
gptkbp:influencedBy Geopolitical factors of the time
Previous_battles_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:landscape Mountainous_region
gptkbp:legacy Influenced military tactics in future conflicts
gptkbp:localHistory Significant_event_in_New_Mexico_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Mexico_Territory
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Texas_Mounted_Rifles
gptkb:California_Volunteers
gptkb:Confederate_Cavalry
1st New Mexico Volunteer Infantry
Union_leadership_under_Colonel_Edward_Canby
Confederate_leadership_under_General_Henry_H._Sibley
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Santa Fe
Battle of Fort Craig
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_P._Slough
gptkb:Colonel_Thomas_Green
gptkbp:outcome Confederate_retreat
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Valverde
gptkbp:primaryMission Documentaries
Historical analyses
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
Control of supply routes
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_New_Mexico_Campaign
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the New Mexico Territory
Establish_Confederate_presence_in_the_Southwest
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment