Battle of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union_control_of_the_Gulf_of_Mexico
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate_casualties_approximately_1,000 |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Confederacy
Union |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:General_Mansfield_Lovell |
| gptkbp:date |
April 1862
|
| gptkbp:dateOfDeath |
April 28, 1862
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Capture_of_New_Orleans
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Civil War naval operations
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:David_Farragut
gptkb:Mansfield_Lovell |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Shift in naval warfare tactics
Set the stage for future naval engagements Boosted_Union_morale Increased_Union_naval_presence Diminished_Confederate_naval_capabilities Facilitated_Union_advances_into_the_South |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Significant Union victory
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First major naval battle of the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:Fort_Jackson
Fort St. Philip Stone fortifications Earthen_fortifications |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Union_blockade_of_Southern_ports
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Confederate_Navy |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Union dominance in the region
Combined naval and land forces Farragut's_leadership Lovell's_defense |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
Yes
|
| gptkbp:notable_player |
Confederate_fortifications
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Orleans
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Siege of Port Hudson
Battle of Baton Rouge |
| gptkbp:result |
Union victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Control_of_New_Orleans
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Opening_of_the_Mississippi_River
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Naval bombardment
Land assault |