Battle of the Angostura

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath U.S._forces_advance_towards_Mexico_City
gptkbp:casualties Mexico:_1,000
U.S.:_250
gptkbp:celebrates Annual reenactments
Various_monuments_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:climate Rainy conditions
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_American_literature
Influenced_Mexican_nationalism
gptkbp:date February 20, 1847
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical paintings
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_over_Texas
gptkbp:historicalImpact Contributed_to_U.S._territorial_expansion
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Official military reports
First major battle in the Mexican-American War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Angostura
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mexican_War_of_Independence
Previous_U.S._military_engagements
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_U.S._military_strategy
gptkbp:location Angostura,_Mexico
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Mexican_Army
gptkb:Army_of_Occupation
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:outcome U.S._control_of_the_region
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Palo_Alto
gptkbp:primaryMission Diaries of participants
Letters from soldiers
Books_on_the_Mexican-American_War
Documentaries_on_U.S._military_history
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Monterrey
gptkb:Battle_of_Chapultepec
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Siege of Veracruz
gptkbp:result American_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_the_U.S.
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_road_to_Mexico_City
Defend_against_U.S._invasion
gptkbp:supportRole U.S._forces_outmaneuvered_Mexican_troops
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type land battle