Battle of Fredericksburg

GPTKB entity

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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fredericksburg
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:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart
gptkb:Lafayette_McLaws
gptkb:Robert_Ransom_Jr.
gptkb:William_Dorsey_Pender
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5