Battle of Fort Gaines

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart_Sr.
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:defeat
gptkbp:casualties approximately 600
approximately 300
significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:General_Dabney_H._Maury
Farragut and Maury
led by Union and Confederate commanders.
gptkbp:conflict Union dominance in the Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:conservation_status surrendered
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:date August 3, 1864
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Union_forces
August 3, 1864
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Confederate_troops
gptkbp:defense_mechanism earthworks
coastal fort
gptkbp:enemy Union troops
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:historical_analysis subject of numerous historical studies
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War naval operations
gptkbp:historical_documentation well-documented in Civil War records
gptkbp:historical_event significant Civil War battle
gptkbp:historical_impact contributed to the eventual fall of Mobile
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the effectiveness of naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Gaines
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in commemorated in various Civil War memorials
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:legacy remains a key event in Civil War history
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Gaines,_Alabama
gptkbp:military_branch successful siege
gptkbp:military_strategy blockade and siege tactics
part of the Gulf Blockade
part of the larger Battle of Mobile Bay
part of the larger Mobile Campaign
siege and naval battle
gptkbp:military_technology important for understanding naval warfare in the Civil War
gptkbp:mission opened the way for Union forces to advance further south
gptkbp:narrative_style part of the narrative of the Civil War in the South
gptkbp:notable_battle analyzed for its strategic implications
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the campaign to capture Mobile, Alabama
gptkbp:strategic_importance capture of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
combined land and naval assault