Battle of the Little Myakka River
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:First_Seminole_War
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| gptkbp:activities |
Documented in military records
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased military presence in Florida
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Seminole forces suffered 20 killed
U. S. forces suffered 2 killed and 10 wounded |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Seminole_Tribe |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Chief_Osceola
gptkb:Colonel_William_J._Worth U. S. military command structure Leadership of Colonel Worth |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:Second_Seminole_War
Conflict between settlers and Native Americans Tactical victory for U. S. forces |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced perceptions of Native American resistance
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| gptkbp:cultural_representation |
Portrayed in literature and media
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| gptkbp:date |
June 30, 1836
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| gptkbp:duration |
One day
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Loxahatchee_River
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| gptkbp:geographical_feature |
gptkb:Myakka_River
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in military history studies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:U._S._Indian_Removal_Act
Part of U. S. expansionist policies Part of the broader U. S. expansionist movement. |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Reports from the U. S. Army
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Remembered in local history
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| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Chief_Osceola
gptkb:Colonel_William_J._Worth |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced future military campaigns in Florida
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| gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:19th_century
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Illustrates U. S. military strategy against Native Americans
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| gptkbp:historical_source |
Military records and reports
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Little Myakka River
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Not widely commemorated
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| gptkbp:landscape |
Swampy area
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Continued conflict in Florida
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Florida
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| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:military_unit
Florida Volunteers |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Conventional warfare tactics
Engagement in guerilla warfare Engagement between U. S. forces and Seminole warriors |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of rifles and artillery
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| gptkbp:native_to |
gptkb:Osceola
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Displacement of Seminole forces
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| gptkbp:participants |
Regular Army and volunteer militia
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Brooke
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
Historical analyses
Military dispatches |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Seminole_Wars
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| gptkbp:result |
U. S. victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the efforts to remove the Seminole from Florida
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the Florida territory
Subduing the Seminole resistance U. S. forces gained control of the area |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Surprise attack
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