Battle of the North Platte River
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:3rd_Colorado_Cavalry
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased Union control in the region
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union casualties: 100
Confederate casualties: 50 |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:military_officer
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
Colonel William J. Fetterman |
| gptkbp:date |
July 1865
|
| gptkbp:fought_in |
July 1865 and August 1865
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the larger conflict of the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Demonstrated Union strength in the West
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the North Platte River
|
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Infantry units
Cavalry units |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Reenactments
Historical markers |
| gptkbp:location |
North Platte River, Nebraska
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Kearny
Battle of the Platte Bridge |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Decisive Union victory
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the American Civil War
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of supply routes
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment |