US-led invasion of Grenada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US-led_invasion_of_Grenada

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:casualtiesGrenadianAndCuban	about 70 killed about 350 wounded
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion	19 killed 116 wounded
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:Overthrow_of_Grenadian_government Concerns about Cuban influence Protection of American citizens
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Cuba gptkb:Grenada gptkb:United_States gptkb:Organization_of_Eastern_Caribbean_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan gptkb:Hudson_Austin gptkb:Joseph_Coard Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
gptkbp:endDate	1983-10-29
gptkbp:followedBy	Restoration of Grenadian government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	US-led invasion of Grenada
gptkbp:legacy	Controversy over legality Increased US-Caribbean relations Influence on US military reforms
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Grenada
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	Restricted during initial days
gptkbp:militaryCampaign	gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Capture_of_Point_Salines_Airport Combat with Cuban military engineers Rescue of American medical students
gptkbp:numberOfCubanForces	about 700
gptkbp:numberOfGrenadianForces	about 1,500
gptkbp:numberOfUSForces	about 7,000
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Grenadian_coup_d'état_(1983)
gptkbp:result	United States victory Restoration of constitutional government in Grenada
gptkbp:significance	First major US military operation since Vietnam War Test of US rapid deployment forces
gptkbp:startDate	1983-10-25
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Barbados gptkb:Jamaica gptkb:Organization_of_Eastern_Caribbean_States
gptkbp:UNGeneralAssemblyResolutionResult	Condemnation of the invasion
gptkbp:UNResolution	gptkb:A/RES/38/7
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Grenadian_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6