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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Brigadier General
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:U.S._Army_Cavalry
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Spanish_Campaign_Medal
Medal of Honor (posthumous)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1834-06-16
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Wesley_Merritt_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Philippine_Division
gptkb:Department_of_the_East
gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Spanish–American_War
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1910-12-03
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
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gptkbp:influenced
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Military strategy
Cavalry tactics
Military education reforms
Cavalry charge tactics
Cavalry communication methods
Cavalry defensive tactics
Cavalry engagement strategies
Cavalry logistics
Cavalry reconnaissance missions
Cavalry reconnaissance techniques
Cavalry support roles
Cavalry training methods
Cavalry battlefield communication.
Cavalry equipment development
Cavalry mobility strategies
Cavalry offensive operations
Cavalry unit cohesion
Tactics in mounted warfare
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:George_Armstrong_Custer
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Leadership in cavalry operations
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Father of the Cavalry
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Advancements in military training
Promotion of cavalry in modern warfare
Reorganization of cavalry units
Cavalry_tactics_in_the_Spanish–American_War
Military_leadership_during_the_Civil_War
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_Arthur_MacArthur_Jr.
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gptkbp:rank
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Brigadier General
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gptkbp:role
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Cavalry commander
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkb:American_Indian_Wars
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1855–1900
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Merritt
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Henry_W._Lawton
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