John Brown's raid in 1859

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Brown's_raid_in_1859

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath	John Brown tried and executed for treason increased polarization over slavery
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry
gptkbp:casualties	1 U.S. Marine killed 10 of Brown's men killed 17 people killed 6 civilians killed
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Robert_E._Lee_(U.S._Marines)
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:Harpers_Ferry_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:date	October 16–18, 1859
gptkbp:goal	initiate an armed slave revolt
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Harpers_Ferry,_Virginia_(now_West_Virginia)
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:United_States_Marines local militia
gptkbp:participants	John Brown's followers
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:Underground_Railroad gptkb:Abolitionism_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:result	failure capture of John Brown execution of John Brown
gptkbp:significance	increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:target	gptkb:United_States_federal_armory_at_Harpers_Ferry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Harpers_Ferry_Armory
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Brown's raid in 1859