Battle of Fort Fillmore

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Apache_Pass
gptkbp:activities Confederate forces reported successful engagement
Union forces reported lack of supplies
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces retreated
Confederate occupation of Fort Fillmore
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 100
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_R._Baylor
Major Isaac Lynde
gptkbp:cultural_impact Studied in military history courses
Referenced in documentaries
Portrayed in historical novels
Commemorated in reenactments
Memorialized in local history
gptkbp:date July 1861
July 25, 1861
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Glorieta_Pass
gptkbp:historical_context Tensions between Union and Confederate forces
gptkbp:historical_impact Shifted control of New Mexico to Confederates
gptkbp:historical_significance Border with Mexico
First battle in New Mexico Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Fillmore
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_New_Mexico_Volunteer_Infantry
gptkb:Texas_Mounted_Rifles
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military engagements in the region
gptkbp:location Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
Southern New Mexico Territory
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive position by Union
Offensive maneuver by Confederates
gptkbp:outcome Union defeat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of Valverde
gptkbp:primary_source Eyewitness accounts
Post-war analyses
Newspaper articles from 1861
Military dispatches
Official records of the War of the Rebellion
gptkbp:related_event New Mexico Campaign
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of New Mexico
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Southwest