Battle of Mechanicsville

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:affiliatedWith not_sufficient
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces retreated
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:General_Fitz_John_Porter
ground combat
gptkbp:awards Union withdrawal
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Malvern_Hill
arrived in time
gptkbp:casualties Union: 3,000
Confederate:_1,500
gptkbp:celebrates historical markers
gptkbp:climate hot and humid
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
to drive Union forces away
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date June 26, 1862
gptkbp:education taught in military academies
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Gaines'_Mill
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance varied perspectives
early_battle_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalContext part of the Peninsula Campaign
gptkbp:historicalRecords part of larger conflict
gptkbp:historicalSignificance maps and photographs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Mechanicsville
gptkbp:impact led to a change in tactics
boosted_Confederate_morale
gptkbp:is_a_source_of historical accounts
battle reports
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:General_James_Longstreet
gptkb:General_George_B._McClellan
gptkbp:landscape wooded and hilly
gptkbp:legacy part_of_American_military_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mechanicsville,_Virginia
gptkbp:notable_event initial engagement of the battle
gptkbp:notableFeature Civil War studies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Beaver_Dam_Creek
gptkbp:RAM commemorated in local history
gptkbp:research_focus leadership decisions
gptkbp:result Confederate_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Seven_Days_Battles
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Chickahominy_River
near_Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
defensive positions
gptkbp:team to protect supply lines