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.

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 → 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	Rufus →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	major general →
notableAchievement	led American ground forces in the Cuban campaign of 1898 →
notableCommand	Fifth Army Corps (United States Army) →
notableEvent	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 during the American Civil War →
placeOfBirth	Kalamazoo County, Michigan →
placeOfDeath	Bakersfield, California →
positionHeld	major general in the United States Army →
residence	California → Michigan →
sexOrGender	male →
theaterOfOperations	Cuba →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of San Juan Hill ("William Rufus Shafter") → Siege of Santiago ("William Rufus Shafter") → U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War →	commander
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ("William Rufus Shafter") →	commandedBy
Spanish–American War →	commanderForUnitedStates
Fort Shafter ("William Rufus Shafter") →	namedAfter