Skirmish at Aldie

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military engagement
gptkbp:aftermath increased_Union_confidence.
Union_forces_gained_intelligence_on_Confederate_movements.
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties estimated at 200
Confederate_casualties_estimated_at_300
gptkbp:celebrates books and documentaries
historical markers
reenactments
gptkbp:climate clear skies
warm temperatures
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_David_McMurtrie_Gregg
gptkb:Major_General_J.E.B._Stuart
gptkbp:date June 17, 1863
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_the_North_and_South_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced subsequent cavalry engagements.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated_the_effectiveness_of_Union_cavalry.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Skirmish at Aldie
gptkbp:influencedBy intelligence gathered from scouts.
logistics of troop movements.
tactics from previous battles.
gptkbp:legacy highlighted the role of cavalry.
contributed_to_the_Union's_strategic_advantage.
part_of_the_narrative_of_the_Civil_War.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Aldie,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Brigadier_General_David_McMurtrie_Gregg
gptkb:Major_General_J.E.B._Stuart
gptkbp:outcome Union forces maintained control of the area.
Confederate_forces_retreated.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkbp:primaryMission newspaper articles
military reports
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Upperville
gptkb:Battle_of_Middleburg
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Gettysburg Campaign
gptkbp:strategicGoals disruption_of_Confederate_cavalry_operations
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
cavalry charges
gptkbp:type skirmish