Battle of the Salado River

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath U.S._forces_continued_to_advance_into_Mexico.
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Palo_Alto
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
gptkbp:casualties Mexico:_200
U.S.:_100
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers in Texas.
gptkbp:climate Clear skies
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Arista
General Wool
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for literature.
Inspiration for films.
Commemoration in local festivals.
gptkbp:date October 27, 1846
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of artillery.
Rifled muskets.
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
gptkbp:future_plans Defeat_Mexican_forces.
Secure_Texas_territory.
gptkbp:historical_figure Winfield Scott.
Stephen_W._Kearny.
Robert_E._Lee.
Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna.
David_E._Twiggs.
George_B._McClellan.
James_K._Polk.
John_C._Frémont.
Thomas_J._Jackson.
Zachary_Taylor.
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced_future_U.S.-Mexico_relations.
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_U.S._expansionist_policy.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Salado River
gptkbp:impact Shifted_power_dynamics_in_North_America.
gptkbp:influence U.S._military_strategy.
gptkbp:involved Volunteers
Regular army
gptkbp:is_a_source_of History books
Military reports
Documentaries.
Eyewitness accounts.
gptkbp:landscape River_valley
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_Texas_history.
gptkbp:location Salado_River,_Texas
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Mariano_Arista
gptkb:General_John_E._Wool
gptkbp:outcome U.S._tactical_advantage
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Monterrey
gptkbp:result Mexican-American_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_the_U.S.
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of Texas
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Offensive operations.