Stephen Kearney

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Stephen_Kearney
GPTKB entity
Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Mexican_War_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1794-08-30
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Santa_Fe_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns California_Campaign
gptkbp:children Stephen_W._Kearney
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_of_the_West
gptkbp:deathDate 1848-08-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stephen Kearney
gptkbp:influence U.S._military_operations_in_the_Southwest
gptkbp:influenced military_strategy_in_the_West
gptkbp:knownFor leading_troops_in_the_conquest_of_California
gptkbp:legacy Kearney's_March
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:United_States_Army
War of 1812
American_Civil_War_(not_directly_involved)
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname The_Conqueror_of_California
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:occupation military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Kearney,_Nebraska_named_after_him
Kearney,_New_Jersey_named_after_him
Kearney_County,_Nebraska_named_after_him
Kearney_High_School_named_after_him
Kearney_Memorial_in_Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico
Kearney_Park_in_various_locations_named_after_him
Kearney_Avenue_in_various_locations_named_after_him
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1812-1848
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Capture_of_Santa_Fe
gptkb:Siege_of_Los_Angeles
Battle of San Pasqual
Battle of La Mesa
March to California
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Kearney
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_H._Emory