Battle of Guasimas

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_American_military_presence_in_Cuba
gptkbp:alliance Ground combat
gptkbp:analyzes Military historians study the battle
gptkbp:awards Set the stage for future victories.
gptkbp:casualties American_casualties
Spanish_casualties
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials and historical markers
gptkbp:climate Hot and humid
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Leonard_Wood
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
Theodore_Roosevelt_and_Leonard_Wood
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date June 24, 1898
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of rifles and artillery
Influence_on_future_U.S._military_engagements
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
gptkbp:foughtIn June 24, 1898
gptkbp:future_plans Defeat_Spanish_forces_in_Cuba
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance Catalyst_for_U.S._intervention_in_Cuba
Demonstrated_effectiveness_of_American_forces
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_tensions_between_Spain_and_the_United_States
gptkbp:historicalPeriod View_of_American_imperialism
gptkbp:historicalRecords Part_of_American_expansionism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Military records and reports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Guasimas
gptkbp:impact Influenced_U.S._foreign_policy
gptkbp:influence American_public_opinion
gptkbp:inspiration Subsequent military engagements
gptkbp:involved Rough Riders
Approximately 1,500 troops
Approximately 1,000 troops
Regular_Army_troops
gptkbp:is_part_of Cuban_campaign
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy Detailed accounts of the battle
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy Heroic_status_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:location gptkb:Guasimas,_Cuba
gptkbp:militaryRank Strategic positioning of forces
gptkbp:outcome Boosted_morale_of_American_troops
gptkbp:partOf Spanish-American War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Las_Guasimas
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Cuban_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:result American_victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle of the Spanish-American War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_Santiago_de_Cuba
gptkbp:supportRole Challenging terrain and weather
gptkbp:tactics Defensive positions
Cavalry charge
Combined arms approach
Infantry assault
Rapid mobilization