Battle of Mobile Bay

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union blockade strengthened
blockade of Mobile, Alabama
Union control of Mobile Bay
Union blockade of the Gulf Coast
Union blockade of the Confederacy
gptkbp:casualties approximately 600
approximately 300
Union: 1500
Confederate: 1000
Confederate: 2000
Confederate casualties: 2000
Union casualties: 1500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:Admiral_Franklin_Buchanan
gptkb:General_Gordon_Granger
gptkbp:commemoration held annually
memorials and historical sites
gptkbp:confederate_fleet_size 4 ships
gptkbp:coordinates 30.5° N, 88.2° W
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date August 2, 1864
gptkbp:duration 3 days
4 days
gptkbp:events Capture of Mobile
gptkbp:famous_quote gptkb:Damn_the_torpedoes,_full_speed_ahead!
" Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:fleet_size 18 ships
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Blakely
gptkb:Battle_of_Spanish_Fort
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Fort_Gaines
gptkb:Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:historical_analysis significant naval engagement
significant turning point in the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War naval battles
Military leadership in the Civil War
Civil War naval warfare
Union blockade strategy
Union naval supremacy
Civil War naval engagements
Union strategy in the South
Gulf of Mexico operations
Union naval tactics
part of the Union's Anaconda Plan
Impact on Confederate supply lines
Civil War naval technology
Confederate defense of ports
Confederate naval defenses
Confederate naval tactics
Impact on the outcome of the Civil War
Importance of Mobile Bay
Naval battles in the Civil War
Naval battles leading to Union victory
Role of ironclads in warfare
Significance of Mobile Bay in the Civil War
Significance of naval blockades
Union control of Southern ports
Union naval blockades of the South
Union strategy to cut off supplies
gptkbp:historical_documentation Strategic plans
After Action Reports
Military orders
Newspaper articles
Eyewitness accounts
Military correspondence
Naval logs
Battle maps
Photographs of the battle
extensively documented in military records
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies
Buchanan's Report
Farragut's Report
Maps of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:David_Farragut
gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:David_Farragut
gptkb:Franklin_Buchanan
gptkbp:historical_impact led to the fall of Mobile, Alabama
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated effectiveness of naval power
demonstrated effectiveness of naval power
one of the last major naval battles of the Civil War
Opened the Gulf of Mexico to Union forces
Opened the Gulf of Mexico to Union shipping
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:impact disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:involved gptkb:CSS_Louisiana
gptkb:CSS_Tallahassee
gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkb:CSS_Alabama
gptkb:CSS_Arkansas
gptkb:CSS_Chickasaw
gptkb:CSS_Gaines
gptkb:CSS_Morgan
gptkb:USS_Agawam
gptkb:USS_Fort_Henry
gptkb:USS_Kenosha
gptkb:USS_Kineo
gptkb:USS_Lackawanna
gptkb:USS_Monongahela
gptkb:USS_Ossipee
gptkb:USS_Winnebago
gptkb:USS_Hartford
gptkb:USS_Richmond
gptkb:CSS_Florida
gptkb:CSS_Nashville
gptkb:CSS_Selma
gptkb:CSS_Tennessee
gptkb:USS_Brooklyn
gptkb:USS_Fort_Hindman
gptkbp:legacy Influenced naval warfare tactics
influenced future naval warfare strategies
Farragut's famous quote ' Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!'
increased naval power of the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mobile_Bay
gptkb:Mobile_Bay,_Alabama
gptkbp:location_type gptkb:bay
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:blockade
gptkb:Yes
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
yes
Ironclad ships
Torpedo attack
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:ironclad_ships
yes
Blockade running
Blockade strategy
blockade running
blockade strategy
Ironclad warships
combined naval and land assault
Naval assault
Blockade battle
gptkbp:military_technology explosive shells
gptkbp:naval_forces_confederate 4 ships
gptkbp:naval_forces_union 18 ships
gptkbp:next_event gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Montgomery
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkb:Battle_of_Spanish_Fort
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Fort_Mc_Henry
gptkb:USS_Fort_Gaines
gptkb:USS_Fort_Mc_Allister
gptkb:USS_Fort_Morgan
gptkb:USS_Fort_Pickens
gptkb:USS_Fort_Sumter
gptkb:USS_Tecumseh
gptkb:Monitor-class_warships
gptkb:USS_Manhattan
gptkb:USS_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:CSS_Morgan
gptkb:USS_Agawam
gptkb:USS_Canonicus
gptkb:USS_Fort_Henry
gptkb:USS_Kineo
gptkb:USS_Lackawanna
gptkb:USS_Monongahela
gptkb:USS_Neosho
gptkb:USS_Osage
gptkb:USS_Ossipee
gptkb:USS_Sangamon
gptkb:USS_Winnebago
gptkb:USS_Hartford
gptkb:USS_Port_Royal
gptkb:USS_Galena
gptkb:USS_Richmond
gptkb:USS_Aroostook
gptkb:USS_Fort_Jackson
gptkb:CSS_Selma
gptkb:CSS_Tennessee
gptkb:USS_Brooklyn
gptkb:USS_Fort_Hindman
gptkb:USS_Fort_Pulaski
gptkb:USS_Fort_St._Philip
ironclad warships
Ironclad warships
USS Fort Delaware
USS Fort Knox
USS Fort Monroe
USS Fort Adams
USS Fort Washington
Torpedo boats
USS Fort Mifflin
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Western_Theater
gptkbp:outcome Union naval dominance in the Gulf of Mexico
Union control of Mobile Bay
Destruction of the Confederate fleet
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Spanish_Fort
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:primary_source letters and diaries of participants
historical analyses and books
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Mobile
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morgan
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Secured Union control of Mobile Bay
Control of Mobile Bay
secured Union control of Mobile Bay
secured Union control of the Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:Capture_of_Mobile,_Alabama
gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:strategic_importance blockade running
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:blockade
Blockade running
Blockade of Mobile
blockade of Mobile, Alabama
gptkbp:tactics Naval bombardment
Land assault
torpedo boats
use of ironclads
crossing the bar
torpedo boats used by Confederates
gptkbp:year August 23, 1864
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3