Lawrence Massacre (1863)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath Union reprisals against Confederate sympathizers
increased Union military presence in Kansas
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Quantrill's_Raid
gptkbp:casualties approximately 150-200
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorials in Lawrence, Kansas
gptkbp:date August 21, 1863
gptkbp:describes A Confederate guerrilla attack on the town of Lawrence, Kansas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lawrence Massacre (1863)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lawrence,_Kansas
gptkbp:mediaType depicted in books and films about the Civil War
gptkbp:motive retaliation for Union actions in Missouri
gptkbp:notableVictim Mayor of Lawrence, George W. Collamore
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:William_Quantrill
gptkb:Quantrill's_Raiders
gptkbp:result destruction of much of Lawrence, Kansas
mass killing of male residents
gptkbp:significance one of the deadliest events in Kansas history
gptkbp:target gptkb:Unionists
civilians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quantrill's_Raiders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6