Battle of the Red Plains

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union consolidation of control in the Southwest
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Henry_H._Sibley
gptkb:Colonel_Kit_Carson
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:historical_markers
reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
inspired local folklore
depicted in literature
subject of academic studies
influenced local history narratives
gptkbp:date 1864
March 26, 1864
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Fe
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War western theater
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped post-war policies in the Southwest
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union strength in the West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Red Plains
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 3,000 Union troops
approximately 2,000 Confederate troops
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military engagements in the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Mexico_Territory
gptkbp:military_outcome Union maintained control of New Mexico
gptkbp:military_strategy offensive maneuvers
defensive positioning
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Kit_Carson
gptkb:Henry_H._Sibley
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Glorieta_Pass
gptkbp:primary_source eyewitness accounts
military reports
gptkbp:related_event Battle of Valverde
New Mexico Campaign
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_goals secure supply routes
prevent Confederate expansion
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of New Mexico Territory
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain plains
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions clear skies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_forces_in_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6