Battle of Santa Rosa Island

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The Battle of Santa Rosa Island was an 1861 American Civil War engagement near Pensacola, Florida, in which Confederate forces launched a failed surprise attack on Union troops defending Fort Pickens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Santa Rosa Island expedition ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective challenge Union control of Pensacola Bay ⓘ
casualties Confederate casualties: dozens killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
Union casualties: dozens killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Braxton Bragg ⓘ
Harvey Brown ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1861-10-09 ⓘ
description Confederate forces launched a failed surprise night attack on Union troops defending Fort Pickens ⓘ
endDate 1861-10-09 ⓘ
followedBy continued Union occupation of Fort Pickens ⓘ
fortInvolved Fort Pickens ⓘ
geographicalContext barrier island guarding Pensacola Bay ⓘ
isPartOf operations around Pensacola in 1861 ⓘ
location Santa Rosa Island, Florida ⓘ
near Pensacola, Florida ⓘ
month October ⓘ
notableFeature night amphibious raid by Confederate troops ⓘ
objective Confederate attempt to capture or disable Fort Pickens ⓘ
partOf Gulf Coast campaign of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy early-war standoff over control of Pensacola harbor ⓘ
preservedFort Fort Pickens remained a key Union stronghold on the Gulf Coast ⓘ
linked to: Fort Pickens
primaryTarget Union camps east of Fort Pickens ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
sideCommander Braxton Bragg (Confederate overall command in Pensacola area) ⓘ
linked to: Braxton Bragg

Harvey Brown (Union) ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson (Confederate) ⓘ
linked to: Richard H. Anderson
startDate 1861-10-09 ⓘ
state Florida ⓘ
strategicOutcome Fort Pickens remained under Union control ⓘ
linked to: Fort Pickens
strength Confederate raiding force of several hundred men ⓘ
Union garrison at Fort Pickens and nearby camps ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederate raid repulsed ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timeOfDay night ⓘ
typeOfEngagement surprise attack ⓘ
year 1861 ⓘ

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Civil War in Florida → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Santa Rosa Island ⓘ
Santa Rosa Island, Florida → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Santa Rosa Island (American Civil War) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santa Rosa Island