Battle of Osawatomie

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:aftermath Increased tensions in Kansas Territory
gptkbp:casualties Free-State forces suffered heavy losses
Pro-slavery forces had fewer casualties
gptkbp:combatant Pro-slavery forces
Free-State forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Brown
Pro-slavery militia leaders
gptkbp:cultural_references Portrayed in films about the abolitionist movement
Referenced in literature about the Civil War
gptkbp:date August 30, 1856
gptkbp:events gptkb:Pottawatomie_Massacre
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict over slavery in the United States
gptkbp:historical_impact Foreshadowed the violence of the Civil War
Influenced future abolitionist movements
gptkbp:historical_significance Highlighted the violent conflict over slavery in America
gptkbp:historical_source Eyewitness accounts
Letters and diaries from participants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Osawatomie
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Kansas
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Henry_Ward_Beecher_Jr.
gptkb:James_Lane
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of the struggle against slavery
gptkbp:location gptkb:Osawatomie,_Kansas
gptkbp:media_coverage Covered by national newspapers
gptkbp:next_event gptkb:Sack_of_Lawrence
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:outcome Pro-slavery forces gained control of the area
gptkbp:participants Local abolitionists
Militia from Missouri
gptkbp:public_perception Increased abolitionist sentiment
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas
gptkbp:result Tactical victory for pro-slavery forces
gptkbp:role Leader of the Free-State forces
gptkbp:significance Part of the Bleeding Kansas conflict
gptkbp:strategic_importance Demonstrated the violence of the slavery debate
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:political_movement
Defensive tactics
gptkbp:type skirmish
gptkbp:year 1856