Battle of Pleasant Hill

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The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana ⓘ
approximateConfederateStrength about 12,000 troops ⓘ
approximateUnionStrength about 12,000 troops ⓘ
associatedWith Red River Campaign of 1864 ⓘ
linked to: Red River campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective Union attempt to capture Shreveport, Louisiana ⓘ
category Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
commander Andrew J. Smith ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
Richard Taylor ⓘ
Thomas E. G. Ransom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Green ⓘ
linked to: Thomas J. Green
confederateCasualties over 1,500 killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1864-04-09 ⓘ
endDate 1864-04-09 ⓘ
followedBy Union retreat to Grand Ecore ⓘ
hasMemorial Pleasant Hill Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
impact prevented Union advance to Shreveport and Texas ⓘ
involves Confederate forces under Richard Taylor ⓘ
Union Army of the Gulf ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Gulf
location De Soto Parish, Louisiana ⓘ
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana ⓘ
notableFeature fought one day after the Battle of Mansfield ⓘ
involved combined Union army-navy operations on the Red River ⓘ
partOf Red River Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Red River campaign

Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Mansfield ⓘ
primaryConfederateForce District of West Louisiana ⓘ
primaryUnionForce XIX Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
XVI Corps (Union Army) detachment ⓘ
result Confederate strategic victory ⓘ
Union tactical success (disputed) ⓘ
startDate 1864-04-09 ⓘ
state Louisiana ⓘ
strategicEffect halted Union Red River Campaign ⓘ
strategicOutcome Union withdrawal from the area ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union repulse of Confederate attacks ⓘ
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
unionCasualties over 1,000 killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Army of the Trans-Mississippi → engagedIn → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Red River Campaign (participation) → notableBattle → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Red River campaign → battle → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Battle of Mansfield → followedBy → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Battle of Pleasant Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pleasant Hill
Union campaigns of 1864 → hasBattle → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
XIX Corps (Union Army) → engagement → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Battle of Blair's Landing → relatedEvent → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Battle of Monett's Ferry → precededBy → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ
Army of Western Louisiana → engagedIn → Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ