Battle of Falling Waters

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:5th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces gained control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Confederate casualties approximately 1,500
Union casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkbp:coordinates 39.5775° N, 77.9983° W
gptkbp:date July 2, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by Battle of Williamsport
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger conflict between North and South
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Gettysburg Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Falling Waters
gptkbp:impact influenced military strategy
shaped public perception of the war
affected troop morale
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
reenactments
gptkbp:is_involved_in cavalry units
infantry units
artillery units
gptkbp:legacy influenced future battles in the region
gptkbp:location Falling Waters, West Virginia
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_John_Sedgwick
gptkb:General_J._E._B._Stuart
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:political_organization
newspaper articles
military reports
diaries of soldiers
letters from the front
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance retreat of Confederate forces
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
flanking maneuvers
defensive positions
pursuit of retreating Confederate forces
gptkbp:type skirmish