William Rufus Shafter III

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
gptkb:Cuban_Campaign
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
Battle of El Caney
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Spanish_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-10-16
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:San_Francisco_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Rufus_Shafter_IV
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:5th_Corps
gptkbp:contributedTo Military tactics
Military logistics
U.S._military_history
U.S._military_strategy
gptkbp:deathDate 1906-04-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Rufus Shafter III
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_B._McClellan
gptkbp:involvedIn Military_operations_in_the_Philippines
Military_operations_in_Cuba
Military_operations_in_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military leaders
Historical_significance_in_American_history
Impact_on_U.S._military_policy
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nickname Billy
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Santiago_de_Cuba
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkbp:occupation Military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_William_R._Shafter
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:U.S._government
Military historians
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Civil_War
Spanish-American War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
Regular_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1906
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Shafter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Leonard_Wood
gptkbp:yearsActive 1861-1906