Battle of the Red River

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_forces_regrouped
Confederate_morale_boosted
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 1,000
Union: 1,500
gptkbp:celebrates Reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:climate Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkb:Major_General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in literature
Documented in films
gptkbp:date March 10, 1864
April 8, 1864
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
gptkbp:historical_analysis Criticized for poor planning
Examined for leadership failures
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Red_River_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Controversy over tactics used
Varied perspectives on outcomes
Effectiveness of Union leadership
Impact_on_Confederate_resources
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Military history books
Civil_War_archives
Impact_on_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Red River
gptkbp:keyIssues Withdrawal of Union forces
Concentration_of_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:landscape Swampy_and_wooded
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Confederate_cavalry
13th Corps
Setback for Union strategy
Boost_for_Confederate_defenses
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Taylor
gptkb:General_Banks
gptkbp:outcome Union forces retreated
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Mansfield
gptkbp:primaryMission Official reports
Soldier diaries
gptkbp:purpose Capture_of_Texas
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Yellow Bayou
Battle of Fort DeRussy
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Control_of_the_Red_River
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Capture_of_Shreveport
Control of supply lines
Influence on local population
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment