Siege of Fort Henry

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the Tennessee River
Union advances into Tennessee
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 80
Union: 40
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman
Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote
gptkbp:date February 6, 1862
February 6-8, 1862
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:fortifications earthworks
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:river
gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:has_enemies gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:military_training
gptkb:military_intelligence
gptkb:military_logistics
gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:military_strategy
gptkb:military_organization
military alliances
Civil War battles
military discipline
Confederate military strategy
military planning
military communications
Union military strategy
military morale
military innovations
military resources
Union strategy
military technology advancements
Union naval superiority
Confederate fortifications
river control
military supply lines
Part of the Western Theater of the Civil War
Confederate defense
land and naval cooperation
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:military_engagement
siege warfare
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Andrew_H._Foote
gptkb:Lloyd_Tilghman
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Lew_Wallace
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance first major victory for Ulysses S. Grant
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gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Henry,_Tennessee
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Army
gptkbp:military_campaign gptkb:Tennessee_Campaign
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:Fort_Henry
gptkb:Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:military_operations riverine warfare
gptkbp:military_outcome strategic advantage for Union
loss for Confederacy
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:blockade
Capture of key Confederate positions
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:cannon
Field artillery
ironclad warships
Ironclad warships
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_Ohio_Light_Artillery
gptkb:2nd_Illinois_Light_Artillery
gptkb:1st_Illinois_Light_Artillery
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gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance opened the Tennessee River to Union forces
Opened the Tennessee River to Union forces
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of river routes
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkbp:tactics Artillery bombardment
combined arms operation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nolin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6