Battle of Front Royal
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The Battle of Front Royal was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia where Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson achieved a key victory that helped drive Union troops from the Shenandoah Valley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Front Royal canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Front Royal (American Civil War) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Guard Hill ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| bridgeInvolved | bridges over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | to drive Union forces from the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| commander |
John R. Kenly
ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ Richard S. Ewell ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
|
| commemoratedBy | Civil War markers in Front Royal, Virginia ⓘ |
| confederateArmy |
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the Valley
|
| confederateCasualtiesApprox | fewer than 100 ⓘ |
| confederateStrengthApprox | about 16,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 23, 1862 ⓘ |
| enabled | Confederate advance toward Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First Battle of Winchester
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Winchester (1862)
|
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
|
| location |
Front Royal, Virginia
ⓘ
Warren County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderNickname |
Stonewall Jackson
ⓘ
surface form:
"Stonewall" Jackson
|
| notableFeature | engagement between Union and Confederate Maryland regiments ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | John R. Kenly ⓘ |
| partOf |
Valley Campaign of 1862
ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson's Valley Campaign
|
| precededBy | Battle of McDowell ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateUnit | First Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. ⓘ |
| primaryUnionUnit | First Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. ⓘ |
| region |
Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
|
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| river | Shenandoah River ⓘ |
| significance | key victory in Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
helped force Union withdrawal from the Shenandoah Valley
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threatened Union forces at Strasburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Union force at Front Royal routed
ⓘ
Union garrison largely captured ⓘ |
| theater | Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
| unionCasualtiesApprox | over 700 captured, killed, or wounded ⓘ |
| unionDepartment | Department of the Shenandoah ⓘ |
| unionStrengthApprox | about 1,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Front Royal (American Civil War)