William R. Shafter

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United States Army general human military officer

William R. Shafter was a U.S. Army general best known for leading American ground forces during the Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
William R. Shafter canonical	7
William Rufus Shafter	6
Major General William Rufus Shafter	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ
allegiance	Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived	Medal of Honor ⓘ
burialPlace	San Francisco National Cemetery ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Indian Wars Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfBirth	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath	United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup	European American ⓘ
familyName	Shafter ⓘ
genre	military history subject ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hasCauseOfNotability	service as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix	General ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
middleName	Felix ⓘ surface form: Rufus
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank	major general ⓘ
notableAchievement	led American ground forces in the Cuban campaign of 1898 ⓘ
notableCommand	V Corps (United States) ⓘ surface form: Fifth Army Corps (United States Army)
notableEvent	Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba
notableWork	command of U.S. ground forces in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
occupation	soldier ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War ⓘ Union Army ⓘ surface form: Union Army during the American Civil War
placeOfBirth	Kalamazoo County, Michigan ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Bakersfield ⓘ surface form: Bakersfield, California
positionHeld	major general in the United States Army ⓘ
residence	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Cuba ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Spanish–American War → commanderForUnitedStates → William R. Shafter ⓘ

Battle of San Juan Hill → commander → William R. Shafter ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Rufus Shafter

Siege of Santiago → commander → William R. Shafter ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Rufus Shafter

Fort Shafter → namedAfter → William R. Shafter ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Rufus Shafter

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → commander → William R. Shafter ⓘ

Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War → commandedBy → William R. Shafter ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Rufus Shafter

Shafter → hasNotableBearer → William R. Shafter ⓘ

Shafter, Texas, United States → namedAfter → William R. Shafter ⓘ

subject surface form: Shafter, Texas

Shafter, Texas, United States → namedAfter → William R. Shafter ⓘ

subject surface form: Shafter, Texas

this entity surface form: Major General William Rufus Shafter

Battle of El Caney → commander → William R. Shafter ⓘ

San Juan Hill → associatedWithPerson → William R. Shafter ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Rufus Shafter

San Juan Heights → associatedWithPerson → William R. Shafter ⓘ

this entity surface form: William Rufus Shafter

Landing at Daiquirí → commander → William R. Shafter ⓘ

Landing at Siboney → commander → William R. Shafter ⓘ