Battle of Port Royal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Port Royal
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 5