Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
GPTKB entity
Properties (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
Delayed arrival
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union forces retreated
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| gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:Major_General_Samuel_R._Curtis
8,000 Poor reconnaissance Protect supply lines Underestimated_Confederate_forces |
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
Diminished High mobility Continued raids in the region Failed to adapt |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: 2,000
Confederate:_500 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Civil War reenactments
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
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| gptkbp:commandStructure |
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
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| gptkbp:conference |
gptkb:Major_General_Samuel_R._Curtis
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| gptkbp:date |
June 10, 1864
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tupelo
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| gptkbp:game_mechanics |
Cavalry units
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied for military tactics
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Influenced future engagements.
June 10, 1864 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Civil War raids
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Civil_War_archives
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
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| gptkbp:impact |
Encouraged further raids
Boosted_Confederate_morale Significant_Confederate_victories |
| gptkbp:landscape |
Wooded and hilly
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| gptkbp:leadership |
Aggressive tactics
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Civil War cavalry tactics
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Brice's_Cross_Roads,_Mississippi
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
3,500
Notable for cavalry operations |
| gptkbp:number_of_teams |
Strong but outflanked
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Memphis
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| gptkbp:reputation |
Gained notoriety
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| gptkbp:result |
Confederate_victory
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| gptkbp:retreats |
Loss of territory
North_towards_Memphis Retreat_to_Memphis |
| gptkbp:role |
Key to victory
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| gptkbp:scope |
Disrupt_Union_supply_lines
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| gptkbp:significance |
Part_of_the_American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_northeastern_Mississippi
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| gptkbp:supplyChain |
Logistical challenges
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| gptkbp:supportRole |
Challenging for Union troops
Historical site today |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuvers Surprise attacks |
| gptkbp:team |
Defensive position
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