Battle of the Arkansas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy
gptkb:General_Nathanael_Greene
gptkbp:activities gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces strengthened their position in Arkansas
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_P._Banks
gptkb:General_Sterling_Price
gptkbp:coordinates 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W
gptkbp:date 1863-07-04
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Pine_Bluff
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_Patrick_Cleburne
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Dunnington
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_W._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:General_Thomas_C._Hindman
gptkb:Admiral_David_Porter
gptkb:General_Frederick_Steele
gptkb:Lieutenant_William_H._Seward
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Union naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Arkansas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical markers
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future naval engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arkansas_River
gptkbp:media_coverage Newspapers of the time
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:USS_Little_Rock
gptkb:CSS_Little_Rock
gptkbp:outcome Secured Union control of the Arkansas River
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Rock
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Helena
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Arkansas River
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
gptkbp:tactics Blockade running
Ironclad ships
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle