Battle of Fort Jackson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the lower Mississippi
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:1,000
gptkb:200
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:David_Farragut
gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:John_Dahlgren_Jr.
gptkbp:date April 1862
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:duration April 18 -April 28, 1862
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Capture_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:fort_name gptkb:Fort_Jackson
gptkb:Fort_St._Philip
gptkbp:fortifications Earthen fort
gptkbp:has_enemies gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:historical_analysis Influence on future naval battles
Impact on Confederate supply lines
Effect on Union morale
Consequences for Confederate naval strategy
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War naval operations
gptkbp:historical_event Part of the Union's Anaconda Plan
Union dominance in the Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_Mansfield_Lovell
gptkb:General_Benjamin_Butler
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance First major naval engagement of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Jackson
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:military_campaign gptkb:New_Orleans_Campaign
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:Bombardment
gptkbp:military_leadership Farragut's leadership style
Lovell's defensive strategy
gptkbp:military_operations gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Jackson
gptkb:Capture_of_Fort_St._Philip
gptkbp:military_outcome gptkb:Capture_of_New_Orleans
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade running
gptkbp:military_technology Ironclad warships
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Confederate_River_Defense_Fleet
gptkb:West_Gulf_Blockading_Squadron
gptkbp:naval_force_size 18 ships
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Hudson
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:notable_mission Opening of the Mississippi River to Union forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_St._Philip
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Opening of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of New Orleans
gptkbp:tactics_used Naval bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mims
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4