Capture of New Orleans

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event in the American Civil War land battle military operation naval battle

The Capture of New Orleans was a pivotal 1862 Union naval and land operation during the American Civil War that seized the Confederacy’s largest city and key Gulf Coast port, dealing a major strategic and economic blow to the South.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip	4
Capture of New Orleans canonical	4
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (1862)	1
New Orleans campaign	1
Operations against Forts Jackson and St. Philip	1
Union capture and occupation of New Orleans	1
Union military occupation of New Orleans	1
Union occupation of New Orleans	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the American Civil War ⓘ land battle ⓘ military operation ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaign	Union naval campaign in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
commander	Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ Admiral David Farragut ⓘ surface form: David G. Farragut Mansfield Lovell ⓘ
commandStructure	Department of the Gulf ⓘ Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron ⓘ surface form: West Gulf Blockading Squadron
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1862 ⓘ
effect	Union control of lower Mississippi River ⓘ closure of major Confederate port for trade ⓘ major economic blow to the Confederacy ⓘ
endDate	April 29, 1862 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped secure Union naval dominance in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ weakened Confederate control of the Mississippi River ⓘ
involvedFortification	Fort Jackson ⓘ Fort St. Philip ⓘ
involvedMilitaryBranch	Confederate States Army ⓘ surface form: Confederate Army Confederate States Navy ⓘ surface form: Confederate Navy Union Army ⓘ Union Navy ⓘ
involvedWaterway	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ
location	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
notableCommanderRank	Admiral David Farragut ⓘ surface form: Flag Officer David G. Farragut Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ surface form: Major General Benjamin F. Butler Major General Mansfield Lovell ⓘ
occupation	Capture of New Orleans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Union military occupation of New Orleans
partOf	Union campaign in the Western Theater ⓘ
precededBy	bombardment of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip ⓘ
relatedTo	Anaconda Plan ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
startDate	April 18, 1862 ⓘ
strategicImportance	key Mississippi River port ⓘ largest city in the Confederacy ⓘ major Gulf Coast port ⓘ
subsequentEvent	Butler’s administration of New Orleans ⓘ implementation of Union control over Louisiana coast ⓘ
tactic	amphibious operation ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ running past Confederate river forts ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) → alsoKnownAs → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

Department of the Gulf → notableEvent → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union capture and occupation of New Orleans

General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") → associatedWith → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union occupation of New Orleans

Francis Asbury Roe → battle → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Fort Jackson (Louisiana) → battledIn → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Fort Jackson (Louisiana) → associatedWith → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

Fort St. Philip → significantEvent → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (1862)

Army of the Gulf → notableCampaign → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Orleans campaign

Army of the Gulf → participatedIn → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operations against Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Army of the Gulf → participatedIn → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron → engagement → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Confederate River Defense Fleet → notableEngagement → Capture of New Orleans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Capture of New Orleans → occupation → Capture of New Orleans self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union military occupation of New Orleans