Battle of Front Royal

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The Battle of Front Royal was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia where Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson achieved a key victory that helped drive Union troops from the Shenandoah Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Guard Hill ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
bridgeInvolved bridges over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River ⓘ
campaignObjective to drive Union forces from the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
commander John R. Kenly ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
commemoratedBy Civil War markers in Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ
confederateArmy Army of the Valley ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesApprox fewer than 100 ⓘ
confederateStrengthApprox about 16,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date May 23, 1862 ⓘ
enabled Confederate advance toward Winchester, Virginia ⓘ
followedBy First Battle of Winchester (1862) ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
location Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ
Warren County, Virginia ⓘ
notableCommanderNickname "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
notableFeature engagement between Union and Confederate Maryland regiments ⓘ
opponentCommander John R. Kenly ⓘ
partOf Jackson's Valley Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of McDowell ⓘ
primaryConfederateUnit First Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. ⓘ
primaryUnionUnit First Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. ⓘ
region Shenandoah Valley, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Shenandoah Valley
result Confederate victory ⓘ
river Shenandoah River ⓘ
significance key victory in Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicEffect helped force Union withdrawal from the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
threatened Union forces at Strasburg, Virginia ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union force at Front Royal routed ⓘ
Union garrison largely captured ⓘ
theater Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
typeOfEngagement field battle ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApprox over 700 captured, killed, or wounded ⓘ
unionDepartment Department of the Shenandoah ⓘ
unionStrengthApprox about 1,000 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valley Campaign of 1862 → battle → Battle of Front Royal ⓘ
Front Royal, Virginia → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Front Royal (American Civil War) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Front Royal
Jackson’s Valley District → engagement → Battle of Front Royal ⓘ
First Battle of Winchester → precededBy → Battle of Front Royal ⓘ
Battle of McDowell → followedBy → Battle of Front Royal ⓘ
Battle of Guard Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Front Royal (1864 cavalry action) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Front Royal