Battle of Fort Mc Allister (1864)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkbp:aftermath Union occupation of Savannah.
gptkbp:casualties Union: 100
Confederacy: 300
gptkbp:combat_role Fort Mc Allister.
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
Sherman's command.
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of Union perseverance.
gptkbp:date March 3, 1864
March 1864.
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkbp:defense_mechanism Confederate fortifications
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:engagements Studied for tactics.
gptkbp:events Military engagement
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
Battle of Fort Mc Allister (1865)
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Ogeechee_River
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies.
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles.
Analyzed in Civil War studies.
Part of Sherman's campaign in the South.
gptkbp:historical_documentation Battle reports.
Civil War archives.
gptkbp:historical_event Significant battle in the Civil War.
gptkbp:historical_figure William Tecumseh Sherman.
Gustavus W. Smith.
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced subsequent military operations.
Influenced military tactics.
gptkbp:historical_period American Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Union naval power.
Opened the way for Union forces to capture Savannah.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Mc Allister (1864)
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials and historical sites.
gptkbp:legacy Part of American military history.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Mc_Allister,_Georgia
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:military_strategy Siege tactics.
Siege.
Coastal battle.
Sherman's campaign.
Union control established.
Union offensive.
gptkbp:military_technology Artillery used.
gptkbp:mission Key to Union strategy.
Capture of Fort Mc Allister.
gptkbp:narrative_style Part of Civil War storytelling.
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:outcome Union forces gained control of the fort.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister_(1862)
gptkbp:primary_source Historical accounts.
Military records.
gptkbp:research Studied by historians.
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Ogeechee River
Control of coastal Georgia.
gptkbp:tactics Naval bombardment
gptkbp:type land battle