Battle of Brices Cross Roads

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Brices_Cross_Roads
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Tishomingo_Creek
gptkbp:casualties ~495
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion ~2,610
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_(Union)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:Samuel_D._Sturgis
gptkbp:Confederate_strength ~3,500
gptkbp:date June 10, 1864
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Brices Cross Roads
gptkbp:location near Baldwyn, Mississippi
gptkbp:mapType https://www.nps.gov/brcr/learn/historyculture/maps.htm
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Forrest's_Expedition_into_West_Tennessee_and_Kentucky
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Brices_Cross_Roads_National_Battlefield_Site
gptkbp:purpose Union attempt to disrupt Forrest's operations and railroads
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated effectiveness of Forrest's cavalry tactics
gptkbp:state gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:Union_strength ~4,800
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Pillow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6