Statements (89)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Union blockade of Southern ports
Union occupation of Port Royal |
gptkbp:area |
gptkb:Yes
|
gptkbp:casualties |
Confederacy: 200
Union casualties were minimal Union: 0 Confederate casualties were higher |
gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union |
gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union |
gptkbp:commander |
Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont
Flag Officer Samuel F. Du Pont General Thomas F. Drayton |
gptkbp:commemoration |
Civil War memorials
Sites preserved as historical landmarks Remembered in Civil War history |
gptkbp:cultural_references |
Discussed in military history courses
Portrayed in films about the Civil War Featured in books and documentaries |
gptkbp:date |
November 1861
November 7, 1861 |
gptkbp:fighting_style |
Amphibious assault
|
gptkbp:followed_by |
Battle of Fort Beauregard
Battle of Fort Walker |
gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied for its naval tactics
Significant in naval warfare history Examined for its impact on the Civil War |
gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Union blockade strategy
Part of the larger strategy to capture Southern ports |
gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Battle reports
|
gptkbp:historical_event |
Union naval supremacy in the South
|
gptkbp:historical_figure |
Admiral Du Pont
General Drayton |
gptkbp:historical_impact |
Demonstrated effectiveness of naval power
Boosted Union morale Changed naval warfare tactics Led to further Union advances in the South |
gptkbp:historical_period |
Civil War era
|
gptkbp:historical_significance |
Opened the way for further Union operations in the South
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Battle of Port Royal
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gptkbp:impact |
Boosted Union morale
|
gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Union_Army gptkb:Union_Army_troops Confederate defenders |
gptkbp:land_commander |
General Thomas Drayton
|
gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future amphibious operations
Influenced future naval battles Set precedent for joint operations |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Port_Royal,_South_Carolina
|
gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Army |
gptkbp:military_engagement |
gptkb:Yes
|
gptkbp:military_operations |
Joint operation
|
gptkbp:military_strategy |
Blockade running
Naval bombardment Blockade strategy Capture of key ports Coastal raids |
gptkbp:military_technology |
Ironclad ships
|
gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Pulaski
Battle of Hilton Head |
gptkbp:notable_event |
First major amphibious operation of the Civil War
|
gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:USS_Mohican gptkb:USS_Pawnee gptkb:USS_Susquehanna gptkb:USS_Wabash |
gptkbp:outcome |
Secured a base for Union operations
Union control of Port Royal Sound |
gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Battle_of_Hatteras_Inlet
|
gptkbp:primary_source |
gptkb:Historical_accounts
Official reports |
gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
gptkbp:significance |
Opened the way for Union naval operations in the South
Secured Union control of Port Royal Sound |
gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the South Atlantic coast
Control of South Carolina coast |
gptkbp:strategy |
Naval assault
|
gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Pulaski
|
gptkbp:tactics |
Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment Combined naval and land forces |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_St._Helena_Sound
gptkb:Beaufort |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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