Battle of the Gila Bend

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Union control in Arizona
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 100
Confederate casualties approximately 50
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_R._Baylor
gptkb:Colonel_James_H._Carleton
gptkbp:commemorated_by Historical markers
Civil War reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for literature
Inspiration for songs
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gptkbp:date March 1865
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by Battle of Fort Bliss
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War in the Western Theater
gptkbp:historical_research Documented in military archives
Studied by historians
Analyzed in military studies
Referenced in textbooks
Cited in scholarly articles
Featured in history podcasts
Discussed in academic journals
Included in Civil War documentaries
Examined in Civil War literature
Part of Civil War archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Union strength in the Southwest
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gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gila_Bend,_Arizona
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_R._Baylor
gptkb:Colonel_James_H._Carleton
gptkbp:outcome Union forces pushed back Confederates
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Picacho_Pass
gptkbp:primary_source Eyewitness accounts
Official military reports
gptkbp:related_event Campaigns in the New Mexico Territory
Confederate invasion of the Southwest
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Arizona Territory
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain Desert terrain
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions Clear skies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cochise
gptkb:Geronimo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5