Burnside's failed assault on Marye's Heights
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_engagement
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Burnside's reputation damaged
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| gptkbp:analysis |
studied for its tactical failures
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| gptkbp:battlefield_analysis |
examined for lessons learned
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| gptkbp:casualties |
over 12,000 Union soldiers
about 5,000 Confederate soldiers |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
frequently re-enacted by Civil War groups
memorials established in Fredericksburg |
| gptkbp:consequences |
led to Burnside's eventual replacement
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| gptkbp:date |
December 13, 1862
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| gptkbp:defense |
Confederate troops on Marye's Heights
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| gptkbp:has_ability |
site preserved as a historical landmark
harsh winter weather |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
examined in military studies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
part of the larger Fredericksburg campaign |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
debated among Civil War historians
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
documented in military archives
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced future military tactics
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| gptkbp:historical_records |
analyzed in military history books
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
demonstrated challenges of frontal assaults
critical moment in the Civil War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burnside's failed assault on Marye's Heights
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:leadership |
Ambrose Burnside's command decisions
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| gptkbp:legacy |
part of Burnside's military career
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:military_engagement |
infantry assault
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| gptkbp:military_leadership |
gptkb:Union_Army_of_the_Potomac
Ambrose Burnside's leadership style |
| gptkbp:military_lessons |
importance of reconnaissance
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| gptkbp:military_outcome |
failed to achieve objectives
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
offensive operations
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
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| gptkbp:post_war_career |
increased Union losses
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
controversial among historians
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| gptkbp:result |
Confederate victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
high casualties for Union forces
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| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
Union forces retreated
poor planning and execution failed frontal assaults |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
highlighted difficulties of attacking fortified positions
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
frontal assault
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| gptkbp:terrain |
gptkb:Marye's_Heights
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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