Battle of Boonville

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_control_of_central_Missouri
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 20 killed, 50 wounded
Union: 1 killed, 5 wounded
gptkbp:celebrates Reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:climate Clear skies
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sterling_Price
gptkb:Colonel_John_McNeil
gptkbp:cultural_impact Local folklore
Civil War tourism
gptkbp:date June 17, 1861
gptkbp:engagements Land battle
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Carthage
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military_tactics_of_the_Civil_War
Role_of_cavalry_in_the_Civil_War
Union_strategy_in_the_West
Confederate_strategy_in_Missouri
Impact_on_Missouri's_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_William_S._Rosecrans
gptkb:General_Nathaniel_Lyon
gptkbp:historical_significance Boosted_Union_morale
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Boonville
gptkbp:involved 1,000 Union troops
1,500 Confederate troops
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Eyewitness accounts
Official military reports
gptkbp:landscape Rural area
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_battles_in_Missouri
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boonville,_Missouri
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:outcome Secured_Union_supply_lines
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Wilson's Creek
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Lexington
Battle of Pea Ridge
Missouri_State_Guard_formation
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle in Missouri
gptkbp:structureType Union: Department of the West
Confederacy:_Missouri_State_Guard
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederacy
Union
Boonville_area
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuver
Defensive positioning
Surprise attack