Battle of Island Number Ten

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The Battle of Island Number Ten was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in early 1862 in which Union forces secured control of a strategic stretch of the Mississippi River, contributing significantly to the collapse of Confederate defenses in the Western Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Island No. 10 ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaign Island Number Ten campaign ⓘ
commander Andrew H. Foote ⓘ
John P. McCown ⓘ
John Pope ⓘ
William W. Mackall ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1862 ⓘ
endDate 1862-04-08 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
front Mississippi River front ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involvedUnit Confederate garrison at Island Number Ten ⓘ
Union Army of the Mississippi ⓘ
Union Western Flotilla ⓘ
location Mississippi River ⓘ
near New Madrid, Missouri ⓘ
near Tiptonville, Tennessee ⓘ
navalInvolvement Confederate river batteries ⓘ
Union ironclad gunboats ⓘ
notableFeature extensive use of Union gunboats on the Mississippi River ⓘ
first capture of a Confederate army in the Western Theater ⓘ
objective to open the Mississippi River to Union navigation past Confederate defenses ⓘ
outcome surrender of Confederate forces at Island Number Ten ⓘ
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
riverMile approximately river mile 489 on the Mississippi River ⓘ
significance contributed to collapse of Confederate river line in the West ⓘ
helped pave the way for later Union operations against Memphis and Vicksburg ⓘ
startDate 1862-02-28 ⓘ
state Missouri ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
strategicImportance breach of Confederate river defenses in Western Theater ⓘ
control of stretch of Mississippi River ⓘ
tactics Union canal-cutting to bypass Confederate batteries ⓘ
Union siege operations ⓘ
territorialChange Union gained control of Island Number Ten ⓘ
Union gained control of New Madrid, Missouri area ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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

Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Island Number Ten ⓘ
Western Gunboat Flotilla → participatedIn → Battle of Island Number Ten ⓘ
Battle of Island Number Ten → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Island No. 10 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Island Number Ten
Battle of New Madrid → followedBy → siege of Island Number Ten ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Island Number Ten
American Civil War in Missouri → hasEvent → Battle of Island Number Ten ⓘ
Henry A. Walke → participatedIn → Battle of Island Number Ten ⓘ
subject linked to: Commodore Henry A. Walke