First Battle of Fort Fisher

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces regrouped for a second attempt
gptkbp:architectural_style designed to withstand naval bombardment
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000
Union and Confederate losses combined
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Benjamin_Butler
gptkb:Admiral_David_Porter
Butler's command criticized
gptkbp:construction_material built to protect Wilmington
gptkbp:date December 24, 1864
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Confederate_forces
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:duration two days
gptkbp:enemy land and naval forces
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:has_ability site preserved as a historical landmark
Union forces received additional troops
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied for lessons in military strategy
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War blockade running
gptkbp:historical_debate discussions on effectiveness of leadership
gptkbp:historical_event documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated challenges of amphibious assaults
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Battle of Fort Fisher
gptkbp:intelligence Union reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in remembered in Civil War history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Fisher,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics supply lines to the Confederacy
gptkbp:military_strategy combined operations
one of the largest naval engagements of the war
gptkbp:notable_battle importance of logistics and planning
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
use of ironclad ships
gptkbp:outcome failed to capture Fort Fisher
gptkbp:public_perception mixed reactions to Union efforts
gptkbp:result inconclusive
gptkbp:retirement_year prolonged the conflict in the South
gptkbp:significance part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Wilmington, North Carolina
Union's inability to secure a decisive victory
gptkbp:tactics Confederate fortifications
bombardment and assault