Battle of the Little Osage River

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Osage_Wars
gptkb:James-Younger_Gang
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 100
Confederate casualties approximately 200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sterling_Price
gptkb:Colonel_John_R._Mc_Clernand
gptkbp:conflict weather conditions
difficult terrain
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local folklore
gptkbp:date October 6, 1864
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:educational_programs taught in schools
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mine_Creek
gptkbp:historical_context part of Price's Raid
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretations of the battle's significance
impact on the Civil War's outcome
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union strength in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Little Osage River
gptkbp:influenced_by political climate of the time
previous battles in the region
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 5,000 Union troops
approximately 6,000 Confederate troops
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in annual reenactments
gptkbp:landmark memorials erected in honor of soldiers
gptkbp:landscape gptkb:valley
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in local history
gptkbp:location Kansas, United States
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:documentaries
historical novels
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:cavalry_charges
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_James_G._Blunt
gptkb:General_Alfred_Pleasonton
gptkbp:outcome dispersal of Confederate forces
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Westport
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
eyewitness accounts
military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Big_Blue
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Little_Blue_River
gptkbp:research_interest Civil War historians
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance defend Union territory
disruption of Confederate supply lines
disrupt Confederate operations