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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1846-1847
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Brigham_Young
gptkb:The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Philip_St._George_Cooke
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Mexican–American_War
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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July 1847
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gptkbp:formedBy
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members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mormon Battalion
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gptkbp:legacy
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contributed to settlement of the American West
helped open southern route to California
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gptkbp:marchedFrom
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gptkb:Council_Bluffs,_Iowa
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gptkbp:marchedTo
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Mormon_Battalion_Historic_Site,_Utah
gptkb:Mormon_Battalion_Monument,_San_Diego
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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built infrastructure in California
helped with gold discovery at Sutter's Mill
no major battles fought
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gptkbp:notableFor
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longest infantry march in U.S. military history
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gptkbp:notableMember
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gptkb:James_Allen
gptkb:Jefferson_Hunt
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gptkbp:numberOfMembers
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about 500
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:U.S._Army
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gptkbp:purpose
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support U.S. war effort and aid Mormon migration
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mormon_Battalion_Historic_Site
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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