Battle of Marquetalia

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military engagement
gptkbp:aftermath increased guerrilla activity
gptkbp:alliance other leftist groups
gptkbp:breedingSeason from guerrilla to political party
gptkbp:casualties significant losses
estimated 20 killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Alberto_Ruiz
gptkbp:conflict human rights violations
regional instability
gptkbp:date 1964
gptkbp:duration several days
over 50 years
gptkbp:equipment U.S._military_aid
gptkbp:first_held around 50 fighters
gptkbp:funding drug trafficking
gptkbp:goal land reform
defeating insurgency
gptkbp:governance rural_areas_of_Colombia
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:Colombian_Army
gptkbp:governs counterinsurgency
defense of democracy
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:history struggle against oppression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Marquetalia
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
media campaigns.
towards political engagement
gptkbp:impact displacement of local population
gptkbp:influence rise of leftist movements
gptkbp:internationalClassification increased_awareness_of_Colombian_conflict
gptkbp:involved gptkb:FARC
guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:is_supported_by rural communities
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Manuel_Marulanda
gptkbp:legacy influence on future conflicts
ongoing violence
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colombia
gptkbp:media_coverage limited at the time
gptkbp:militaryRank Operation Marquetalia
gptkbp:policy land redistribution
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Colombia
gptkbp:recruitment local youth
gptkbp:result victory_for_the_Colombian_government
gptkbp:significance first major battle of the Colombian armed conflict
gptkbp:strategicGoals establishment_of_FARC_as_a_significant_force
gptkbp:tactics air support
search and destroy
ambushes
hit-and-run attacks
gptkbp:treaty peace talks
hardline approach
gptkbp:type asymmetric warfare
gptkbp:was_a_response_to military escalation
gptkbp:year 1964