General Taylor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date November 24, 1784
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Barboursville,_Virginia
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery,_New_Orleans
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:cause_of_death Acute gastroenteritis
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sarah_Knox_Taylor
gptkb:Elizabeth_Taylor
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:Joseph_Taylor
gptkb:Ann_Taylor
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Taylor
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gptkbp:combat_history Influence on future military leaders
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Department
gptkb:Confederate_forces
Louisiana cavalry units
gptkbp:commanded_brigade gptkb:1st_Louisiana_Cavalry
gptkbp:contributed_to Confederate war efforts
gptkbp:date_of_birth January 4, 1826
gptkbp:death_date July 9, 1850
April 12, 1879
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:election gptkb:1848_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:election_result Won
gptkbp:engagements Numerous battles in the Western Theater
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:historical_achievement Civil War historian references
gptkbp:historical_documentation Civil War archives
gptkbp:historical_impact Southern military history
gptkbp:historical_role Confederate cavalry leader
gptkbp:historical_significance Confederate military leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Taylor
gptkbp:image Zachary Taylor portrait
gptkbp:impact Post-war military strategies.
gptkbp:influence Civil War tactics
gptkbp:involved_in Guerrilla warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Leadership in battle
gptkbp:known_for Cavalry raids
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:strategist
gptkb:historical_site
gptkbp:military_affiliations Confederate cavalry units
gptkbp:military_campaign Trans-Mississippi campaigns
gptkbp:military_lessons gptkb:West_Point
gptkbp:military_operations Defensive campaigns in Louisiana
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
Major General in the Confederate Army
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Rough_and_Ready
The Wizard of the Saddle
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Mansfield
gptkb:Battle_of_Monterrey
gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
gptkbp:notable_leader During the Red River Campaign
gptkbp:notable_quote " I will not surrender."
gptkbp:personal_life Plantation lifestyle
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:post_civil_war Continued military influence
gptkbp:post_war_career Plantation owner
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkbp:president 12th President of the United States
1849–1850
gptkbp:presidential_death Died in office
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican_War
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
Slavery in the United States
Military history of the United States
American politics in the 19th century
Presidential succession
U. S.-Mexico relations
U. S. Army history
Presidency of Zachary Taylor
gptkbp:role Field commander
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:General_P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
1808–1849
gptkbp:signature Zachary Taylor's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Taylor
gptkb:Margaret_H._Taylor
gptkbp:start_date March 5, 1849
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:Louisiana
Control of Louisiana during the war
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_John_G._Walker
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Good_Morning,_Vietnam
gptkb:Geronimo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5