Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:after_action_report |
Detailed accounts of troop movements.
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union forces pursued Morgan's troops.
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:Morgan's_Raid
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: 300
Confederate: 700 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_John_Hunt_Morgan
gptkb:General_Edward_A._King |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Local historical societies honor the battle.
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| gptkbp:date |
June 11, 1864
June 12, 1864 |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Saltville
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Confederate cavalry operations in the north.
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Contributed to the overall Union strategy.
Decreased Confederate presence in Kentucky. Increased Union morale. Led to further Union offensives. Strengthened Union supply lines. |
| gptkbp:historical_figures |
Union cavalry units.
Confederate cavalry units. |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
One of the last major engagements in Kentucky.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Cynthiana
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future cavalry tactics.
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cynthiana,_Kentucky
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| gptkbp:military_engagement |
1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (Union)
2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment (Union) |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Defensive positions taken by Union forces.
Aggressive tactics by Confederate cavalry. |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Buffington_Island
Battle of Cynthiana (1862) Battle of the Blue Licks |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:John_Hunt_Morgan
gptkb:Edward_A._King |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Union victory solidified control over Kentucky.
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:post_war_career |
Showed the importance of cavalry in the war.
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Richmond
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
Historical analyses and books.
Letters and diaries of soldiers. |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Disruption of Confederate supply lines
|
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
Union control of Kentucky
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuvers |
| gptkbp:type |
cavalry engagement
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Rainy and muddy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Morgan's_Raiders
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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