Battle of the Tehachapi Pass

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_Union_presence_in_California
gptkbp:casualties Low
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers
Civil War reenactments
gptkbp:climate Clear skies
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_H._Carleton
Thomas_J._Wright
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for literature and art
gptkbp:date 1861
October 1861
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of the Rio San Gabriel
gptkbp:historicalContext California_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalImpact Set_the_stage_for_future_conflicts_in_California
gptkbp:historicalResearch Studied by historians
Analyzed for military tactics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Featured in documentaries
First major engagement in California
Part_of_California_history_curriculum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Tehachapi Pass
gptkbp:influencedBy Political climate of the time
Local_Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:involved gptkb:California_Volunteers
Confederate_troops_from_Texas
gptkbp:landscape Mountain pass
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies in the region
gptkbp:location Tehachapi_Pass,_California
gptkbp:notable_event Educational programs
Annual memorial services
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Edward_Canby
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:outcome Secured_Union_control_of_the_area
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of San Pasqual
gptkbp:primaryMission Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Los_Angeles
Battle of Fort Tejon
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the pass
gptkbp:strategicGoals Supply_route_for_Union_forces
gptkbp:tactics Ambush
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type skirmish