Battle of Buckland Mills

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fauquier_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:activities Confederate Army report
Union Army report
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces maintained control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Buford
gptkb:Major_General_J._E._B._Stuart
gptkbp:date October 1863
October 19, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mine_Run
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Bristoe Campaign
gptkbp:historical_documentation Military orders
Battlefield maps
Diaries of participants
Personal letters from soldiers
Newspaper articles from 1863
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced subsequent battles in the region
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Union cavalry effectiveness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Buckland Mills
gptkbp:influenced_by Previous cavalry battles
gptkbp:involved_forces Cavalry units
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Civil War reenactments
gptkbp:landscape Rural Virginia
gptkbp:legacy Study of cavalry tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Buckland_Mills,_Virginia
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:6th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:5th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_New_Jersey_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_New_York_Cavalry
gptkbp:military_strategy Cavalry engagement tactics
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:John_Buford
gptkbp:outcome Union strategic advantage
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bristoe_Station
gptkbp:primary_source Official reports
Historical analyses
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Bristoe_Station_Campaign
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the area around Buckland Mills
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type cavalry engagement
gptkbp:weather_conditions Clear skies