Battle of Baker's Creek

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Army_of_the_Mississippi
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces retreated to the north
gptkbp:casualties Confederate casualties approximately 1,500
Union casualties approximately 4,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
defensive tactics
Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston
Union General John A. Mc Clernand
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
Confederate advantage
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date May 16, 1863
gptkbp:fighting_style land battle
gptkbp:focuses_on teaching Civil War history
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military studies
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:historical_event Union defeat
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced subsequent battles
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the fall of Vicksburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Baker's Creek
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:is_engaged_in skirmish
gptkbp:key_event Union retreat
Confederate advance
gptkbp:landscape wooded and hilly area
gptkbp:legacy part of Civil War history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:military_strategy Confederate defensive positions
gptkbp:mission impact on the Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:notable_battle near Jackson, Mississippi
gptkbp:outcome Union forces suffered heavy losses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Champion_Hill
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:historical_figure
battle reports
gptkbp:ram remembered in local history
gptkbp:research_interest military historians
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance disruption of Union supply lines
control of Vicksburg
gptkbp:student_organizations attempt to flank Confederate positions
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers by Confederates