Battle of Fort Fisher (Second)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the Cape Fear River
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:1,000
1,500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_David_Porter
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkbp:conflict Union forces gained control of the fort
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date January 13, 1865
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._C._Whiting
gptkb:Confederate_forces
Strategic coastal fort
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:end_date January 15, 1865
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered a turning point in the war
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Union blockade strategy
gptkbp:historical_documentation Documented in military records
gptkbp:historical_event Union victory led to further advances
Remembered for its intense fighting
gptkbp:historical_significance Key victory for the Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Fisher (Second)
gptkbp:impact Accelerated the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials and historical sites
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Fisher,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines to Confederate forces
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
Major battle in the Civil War
gptkbp:notable_event Use of naval bombardment
Land assault by Union troops
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:battle
gptkbp:outcome Destruction of Confederate defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:public_perception Significant event in American history
gptkbp:research_interest Studied by historians and military scholars
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Opened the way for Union forces to capture Wilmington
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Atlantic coast
To cut off supplies to Confederate forces.
gptkbp:succeeded_by Fall of Wilmington
gptkbp:tactics Combined land and naval assault