Battle of Lappeenranta

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lappeenranta,_Finland
gptkbp:aftermath establishment of White control in the region
gptkbp:analysis military historians
sociologists
political analysts
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000 total
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:White_Guard
gptkb:Red_Guard
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Vladimir_Antonov-Ovseyenko
General Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
gptkbp:date April 1918
April 23, 1918
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Jyvaskyla
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Russian_Revolution
gptkb:Finnish_independence_movement
gptkb:post-World_War_I_Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance lessons in conflict resolution
study of civil wars
border with Russia
understanding of nationalism
southern Finland
part of the larger context of the Finnish Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lappeenranta
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Finnish_Red_Army
gptkb:Finnish_White_Army
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical reenactments
memorials in Lappeenranta
gptkbp:legacy impact on Finnish national identity
influence on Finnish military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lappeenranta,_Finland
gptkbp:outcome White victory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Finnish_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Vyborg
gptkbp:primary_source newspaper articles
military reports
diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:result decisive victory for the White forces
gptkbp:significance strategic control of southeastern Finland
gptkbp:strategic_importance access to resources
control of railways
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
infantry assaults