Battle of Fort Sanders

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces strengthened their position in East Tennessee
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 1,200
Union: 386
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_James_Longstreet
gptkbp:date November 29, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Knoxville
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Fort_Sanders
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Western Theater of the American Civil War
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced future military strategies
demonstrated effectiveness of siege warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Sanders
gptkbp:location gptkb:Knoxville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:outcome secured Union control of Knoxville
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Campbell's_Station
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Loudon
gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Knoxville Campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Knoxville
gptkbp:tactics_used trenches
artillery bombardment
infantry assault
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4