Freeman–Custis Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Freeman–Custis_Expedition
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Red River Expedition
gptkbp:commissionedBy President Thomas Jefferson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Thomas_Freeman
Peter Custis
gptkbp:encounteredBy Spanish soldiers
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Red_River
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freeman–Custis Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Thomas_Freeman
Peter Custis
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_Dunbar
gptkb:Jacob_Fowler
gptkb:Richard_Sparks
gptkbp:purpose exploration of southwestern Louisiana Purchase
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkb:Pike_Expedition
gptkbp:result expedition halted by Spanish
failed to reach Red River headwaters
gptkbp:route gptkb:Natchitoches,_Louisiana
gptkbp:routeEnd Spanish Texas border
gptkbp:significance first scientific exploration of the Red River
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:startDate 1806
gptkbp:subjectOf historical research
archival documents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Presidency_of_Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7