Battle of the Ouachita River

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces continued their advance
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Thomas_J._Churchill
gptkb:Colonel_John_B._Sanborn
Union command structure
Confederate command structure
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
inspired local folklore
depicted in literature
studied in military academies
subject of historical reenactments
gptkbp:date April 1864
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:finale_date tactical failures on both sides
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Jenkins'_Ferry
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War in the Western Theater
gptkbp:historical_impact shifted control in Louisiana
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Ouachita River
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Missouri_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Texas_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_Louisiana_Cavalry
gptkb:13th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:landscape riverine environment
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location Ouachita River, Louisiana
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkb:General_A._J._Smith
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Red_River_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
gptkbp:primary_source eyewitness accounts
military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_De_Russy
gptkb:Battle_of_Mansfield
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance capture of Shreveport
control of the Ouachita River
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4