Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Army
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union forces advanced further into Louisiana.
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: 1,000
Confederate: 1,500 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:military_officer
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_General_William_B._Franklin
gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor |
| gptkbp:date |
March 12, 1864
March 12-15, 1864 |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Red River Campaign.
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
After-action reports.
Battle maps. |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Boosted Union morale.
Diminished Confederate resources. Set the stage for future Union victories. Shifted control of Louisiana. |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Showed the challenges of the Confederate defense.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Shreveport
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Previous battles in the Red River Campaign.
Union naval support. |
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Approximately 12,000 Confederate troops.
Approximately 20,000 Union troops. |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Civil War reenactments.
Historical markers in Shreveport. |
| gptkbp:is_engaged_in |
Land battle.
|
| gptkbp:key_event |
Confederate forces retreated.
Union forces launched a surprise attack. |
| gptkbp:landscape |
Urban and riverine.
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military campaigns in the region.
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Shreveport,_Louisiana
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Union aimed to capture key Confederate strongholds.
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
General Richard Taylor.
General John A. Mc Clernand. General John G. Foster. General Nathaniel P. Banks. General William T. Sherman. |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Union forces secured Shreveport.
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Mansfield
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Eyewitness accounts.
Official military reports. |
| gptkbp:related_event |
Battle of Fort De Russy.
Battle of Yellow Bayou. |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Control of the Red River
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Disruption of Confederate supply lines
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers.
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Rainy and muddy.
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