Battle of the Santa Cruz River

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_US_military_presence_in_the_region
gptkbp:casualties Mexico:_50
US:_20
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander Captain_John_R._Baylor
General_José_María_Ortega
gptkbp:date March 27, 1857
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_San_Pedro_River
gptkbp:historicalContext Tensions_between_US_and_Mexico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Santa Cruz River
gptkbp:involved 1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(US)
gptkbp:location Santa_Cruz_River,_Arizona
gptkbp:partOf American_expansionism
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Fort Buchanan
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:Gadsden_Purchase
gptkbp:result Mexican_victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_southern_Arizona_territory
gptkbp:type land battle