Charge at Kelly's Ford

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:9th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkbp:aftermath increased Union confidence
led to increased Union cavalry operations
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander Confederate cavalry led by General J. E. B. Stuart
Union cavalry led by General Alfred Pleasonton
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
gptkbp:date March 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by military historians
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger campaign in Virginia
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future cavalry tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance highlighted the importance of cavalry in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charge at Kelly's Ford
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
historical reenactments
gptkbp:landscape river crossing
gptkbp:legacy remembered as a key cavalry engagement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy use of reconnaissance
gptkbp:notable_for taught in military academies
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_John_Sedgwick
gptkb:General_J._E._B._Stuart
gptkbp:objective disrupt Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:outcome Union forces pushed back Confederate cavalry
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkbp:primary_source newspaper articles
diaries of participants
military reports
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated Union cavalry effectiveness
first major cavalry engagement of the war
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Rappahannock River
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuver
gptkbp:type cavalry charge
gptkbp:weather_conditions muddy terrain