Battle of Helena

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Union presence in Arkansas
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 800
Union: 1,100
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_S._Marmaduke
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Benjamin_M._Prentiss
gptkbp:commemoration Annual reenactments
gptkbp:date July 4, 1863
gptkbp:engagement defensive battle
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Smith
gptkbp:fought_against July 4, 1863
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:historical_event Union solidified control over Arkansas
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future military operations in the region
gptkbp:historical_records Eyewitness accounts
Military archives
Post-war analyses
Official military reports
Civil War diaries
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Union strength in the West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Helena
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Prentiss
gptkb:General_Marmaduke
gptkbp:legacy Part of the narrative of Union victories in the West
gptkbp:location gptkb:Helena,_Arkansas
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive positioning
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_Missouri_Light_Artillery
gptkb:2nd_Missouri_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_Arkansas_Infantry
gptkb:33rd_Illinois_Infantry
gptkb:1st_Arkansas_Cavalry
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Arkansas_Post
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Rock
gptkb:Battle_of_Pine_Bluff
gptkbp:outcome Union forces maintained control
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Rock
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic Union control of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:strategic_goals Prevent Confederate advances
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
gptkbp:tactics_used entrenchments
gptkbp:terrain hilly and wooded
gptkbp:weather_conditions hot and humid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4