Battle of Mobile Bay
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The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mobile Bay canonical | 11 |
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Target entity: Battle of Mobile Bay Context triple: [David Farragut, notableWork, Battle of Mobile Bay]
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A.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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B.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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C.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
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D.
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
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E.
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Mobile Bay Target entity description: The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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A.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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B.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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C.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
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D.
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
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E.
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Admiral David Farragut
ⓘ
surface form:
David Farragut
|
| associatedQuote |
Damn the Torpedoes
ⓘ
surface form:
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
|
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| campaign |
Gulf Coast campaign of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Mobile Bay campaign
|
| commander |
Admiral David Farragut
ⓘ
surface form:
David Farragut
Franklin Buchanan ⓘ Major General Gordon Granger ⓘ
surface form:
Gordon Granger
|
| conflictIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1864-08-05 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Fort Gaines
ⓘ
Fort Morgan ⓘ Fort Powell ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-08-23 ⓘ |
| famousFor |
David Farragut’s bold attack through a minefield
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Union breakthrough past Fort Morgan ⓘ Union capture of Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege and capture of Fort Morgan ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
CSS Gaines
ⓘ
CSS Morgan ⓘ CSS Selma ⓘ CSS Tennessee ⓘ USS Brooklyn ⓘ USS Chickasaw ⓘ USS Hartford ⓘ USS Lackawanna ⓘ USS Manhattan ⓘ USS Metacomet ⓘ USS Richmond ⓘ
surface form:
USS Octorara
USS Richmond ⓘ USS Tecumseh ⓘ USS Winnebago ⓘ |
| landCommander |
Major General Gordon Granger
ⓘ
surface form:
Gordon Granger
|
| location |
Alabama
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Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| navalCommander |
Admiral David Farragut
ⓘ
surface form:
David Farragut
Franklin Buchanan ⓘ |
| objective | close the port of Mobile to Confederate blockade runners ⓘ |
| partOf | Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| portClosed | Port of Mobile ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union preparations to capture Mobile Bay forts ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-08-05 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
helped tighten the Union naval blockade of the Confederacy
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sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
ironclad warships
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steam-powered warships ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType |
naval mines
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rifled naval artillery ⓘ smoothbore naval artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Mobile Bay Description of subject: The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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