Battle of Brownsville

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_Union_control_in_Texas
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties: 50
Confederate_casualties:_100
gptkbp:celebrates Annual reenactments
Historical markers
Memorials_in_Brownsville
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_S._Ford
gptkb:General_William_B._Franklin
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced local folklore
Commemorated in local history
Inspired historical reenactments
gptkbp:date 1864-05-13
May 13, 1864
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Palmito Ranch
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of military tactics
Impact_on_Confederate_morale
Role_in_the_overall_Civil_War_strategy
gptkbp:historicalResearch Studied in military history courses
Analyzed in Civil War literature
Examined_in_Texas_history_studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_major_battle_in_Texas_during_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Brownsville
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy Union report praised coordination
Confederate_report_criticized_leadership
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_post-war_Reconstruction_policies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brownsville,_Texas
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive positioning
Supply line disruption
Use of cavalry units
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_John_S._Ford
gptkb:General_William_B._Franklin
gptkbp:outcome Union_forces_secured_Brownsville
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:politicalRole Affected post-war political landscape
Influenced border security policies
Shifted_power_dynamics_in_Texas
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Palmito Ranch
gptkbp:primaryMission Newspaper articles
Eyewitness accounts
Official military reports
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of the Rio Grande
Battle of Fort Brown
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Control of the Rio Grande
gptkbp:strategicGoals Preventing_Confederate_supply_lines
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Infantry assaults