Battle of Fredericksburg

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Fredericksburg

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion	about 12,600 about 5,300
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Confederate_States gptkb:United_States_(Union)
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Robert_E._Lee gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:Confederate_army	gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:Confederate_commander_full_name	gptkb:Robert_Edward_Lee
gptkbp:Confederate_objective	Defend Fredericksburg and block Union advance
gptkbp:Confederate_strength	about 72,500
gptkbp:date	1862-12-11 1862-12-12 1862-12-13 1862-12-14
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkbp:historicalMarker	gptkb:Marye's_Heights gptkb:Sunken_Road
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Fredericksburg_and_Spotsylvania_National_Military_Park
gptkbp:notableEvent	Crossing of the Rappahannock River Union frontal assaults on Marye's Heights
gptkbp:notableFeature	Pontoon bridge construction delays Urban combat in Fredericksburg
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkbp:result	Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance	Boosted Confederate morale Major defeat for the Union Army
gptkbp:theatreWork	gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:Union_army	gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:Union_commander_full_name	gptkb:Ambrose_Everett_Burnside
gptkbp:Union_objective	Capture Richmond, Virginia
gptkbp:Union_strength	about 114,000
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville gptkb:Confederate_States_Army gptkb:James_Longstreet gptkb:Robert_E._Lee gptkb:A.P._Hill gptkb:George_Pickett gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Fredericksburg