William Rufus Shafter Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Mexican_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Spanish_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-10-16
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Rufus_Shafter_III
gptkbp:deathDate 1906-04-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Rufus_Shafter_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Rufus Shafter Jr.
gptkbp:influence International relations
Public policy
Military tactics
National security
Military history
Military logistics
Military education reforms
Civil rights in the military
Veterans affairs policy
War strategy
American_military_policy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in the Battle of San Juan Hill
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nickname Billy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:5th_Corps
gptkbp:notableWork Post-war reconstruction efforts
Military_strategy_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:occupation Politician
Soldier
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:San_Antonio_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_H._Taft
gptkbp:residence gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkbp:role Diplomat
Administrator
Military leader
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861–1906
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Shafter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Leonard_Wood