Battle of Lexington (American Civil War)

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The Battle of Lexington (American Civil War) was a significant early Confederate victory in Missouri in 1861, where pro-Union forces were besieged and defeated by Missouri State Guard troops, highlighting the intense struggle for control of the border state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Lexington ⓘ
belligerent Confederate-aligned Missouri forces ⓘ
Missouri State Guard ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
United States forces ⓘ
combatantSide Confederate ⓘ
Union ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 1861 ⓘ
followedBy continued fighting for control of Missouri ⓘ
geopoliticalContext border state conflict in Missouri ⓘ
location Lafayette County, Missouri ⓘ
Lexington, Missouri ⓘ
notableFor early Confederate victory in Missouri ⓘ
siege of pro-Union forces ⓘ
struggle for control of border state Missouri ⓘ
outcome surrender of Union garrison at Lexington ⓘ
partOf Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
precededBy early-war campaigns in Missouri ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
Missouri State Guard victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated Confederate strength in Missouri in 1861 ⓘ
highlighted vulnerability of Union control in border states ⓘ
state Missouri ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement siege ⓘ
year 1861 ⓘ

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Lafayette County, Missouri → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lexington (American Civil War) ⓘ
Sterling Price → notableBattle → Battle of Lexington, Missouri ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lexington (American Civil War)
Missouri State Guard → engagedIn → Battle of Lexington (1861) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lexington (American Civil War)
historic Anderson House → significantEvent → Battle of Lexington (1861) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lexington (American Civil War)