General Ranald S. Mackenzie

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Ranald_S._Mackenzie
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived Brevet Major General
gptkbp:birthDate 1840-07-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath mental illness
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkbp:deathDate 1889-01-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ranald_Slidell_Mackenzie
gptkbp:graduationYear 1862
gptkbp:hasSibling Alexander Slidell MacKenzie Jr.
Katharine Mackenzie
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Ranald S. Mackenzie
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:2nd_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:4th_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:41st_Infantry_Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment (Buffalo Soldiers)
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:nickname Bad Hand
Severely wounded hand during Civil War
gptkbp:notableAction Led campaigns against Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne
Instrumental in Red River War
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rosebud
gptkb:Battle_of_Palo_Duro_Canyon
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Washita
gptkbp:notableEvent Capture of Chief Quanah Parker's camp
Destruction of Indian villages in Texas Panhandle
Surrender of Comanche at Fort Sill
gptkbp:notableFor Aggressive tactics in Indian Wars
Effective cavalry commander
Youngest brigadier general in Union Army
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Alexander_Slidell_Mackenzie
gptkbp:portrait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ranald_S_Mackenzie.jpg
gptkbp:retired 1884
Mental breakdown
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkbp:signature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Signature_of_Ranald_S._Mackenzie.png
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plains_Indian_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7