United States invasion of Grenada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_invasion_of_Grenada

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury
gptkbp:casualties	116 U.S. wounded 19 U.S. killed 358 Grenadian and Cuban soldiers wounded 45 Grenadian and Cuban soldiers killed
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Cuba gptkb:Grenada gptkb:United_States gptkb:People's_Revolutionary_Government_of_Grenada gptkb:Organization_of_Eastern_Caribbean_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan gptkb:Hudson_Austin gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Joseph_Metcalf_III gptkb:Bernard_Coard gptkb:General_John_Vessey gptkb:Winston_Bernard_Coard
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Cold_War Caribbean interventions
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:date	1983
gptkbp:endDate	1983-11-02
gptkbp:followedBy	restoration of Grenadian government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States invasion of Grenada
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Grenada
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	restricted
gptkbp:militaryUnitsInvolved	gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division gptkb:Navy_SEALs gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:Delta_Force gptkb:Caribbean_Peace_Force
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Grenadian_Revolution
gptkbp:purpose	to counter Cuban influence to protect American citizens to restore constitutional government
gptkbp:result	United States victory
gptkbp:significance	led to Goldwater-Nichols Act reforms first major U.S. military operation since Vietnam War
gptkbp:startDate	1983-10-25
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Antigua_and_Barbuda gptkb:Barbados gptkb:Dominica gptkb:Jamaica gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis gptkb:Saint_Lucia gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines gptkb:Organization_of_Eastern_Caribbean_States
gptkbp:UNResolution	gptkb:General_Assembly_Resolution_38/7
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5