Battle of the Siege of the Fort Blakely Campaign

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:35th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000 total
Union: 500, Confederate: 500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_St._John_R._Liddell
gptkb:General_Edward_Canby
gptkbp:conflict decisive victory for the Union
gptkbp:construction_material built by Confederate forces
gptkbp:date April 9, 1865
gptkbp:defeated April 12, 1865
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Fort_Blakely
gptkbp:defense_mechanism earthen fortifications
gptkbp:duration 3 days
gptkbp:followed_by surrender of Confederate forces in Mobile
gptkbp:historical_context final stages of the American Civil War
gptkbp:historical_documentation documented in military records
gptkbp:historical_event part of the larger Mobile Campaign
gptkbp:historical_impact accelerated the end of the Confederacy
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the end of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Siege of the Fort Blakely Campaign
gptkbp:intelligence Union reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical markers and sites
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_St._John_R._Liddell
gptkb:General_Edward_Canby
gptkbp:legacy symbol of Union victory in the South
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Blakely,_Alabama
gptkbp:logistics supplies from the Union Navy
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:16th_Corps
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Alabama_Brigade
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
combined arms operations
gptkbp:military_technology artillery bombardment
gptkbp:outcome Union forces captured the fort
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance last major battle of the Civil War in Alabama
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Mobile Bay
capture of Mobile, Alabama
gptkbp:tactics siege warfare