Battle of the Wichita River

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_Union_control_in_Texas
gptkbp:battle Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Fort Worth
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties: 50
Confederate_casualties:_100
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers
gptkbp:climate Clear skies
Dry terrain
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_William_Steele
Colonel_James_M._Williams
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for local folklore
Memorials and reenactments
gptkbp:date 1868
gptkbp:future_plans Disrupt_Confederate_supply_lines
Secure_Texas_for_the_Union
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Parson
Colonel_John_S._Mason
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated_Union_strength_in_Texas
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War in the Western Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Wichita River
gptkbp:involved 4th Texas Cavalry
2nd Texas Cavalry
1st Texas Cavalry
Union infantry regiments
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Historical analyses
Eyewitness accounts
Official military reports
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
Part of Texas Civil War history
gptkbp:location Wichita_River,_Texas
gptkbp:outcome Disruption_of_Confederate_operations
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Texas_Rangers
Union cavalry
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment