Clodfelter (2008) battle data: forces

name:clodfelter_forces
path:clodfelter_forces.csv
format:csv

Sources: [Clodfelter2008]

Schema

battle_id string battle_id
belligerent string Belligerent
strength integer Strength
infantry integer Infantry personnel
cavalry integer Cavalry personnel
crewmen integer Crewmen
corps integer corps
cavalry_corps integer Cavalry Corps
divisions integer Divisions
cavalry_divisions integer Cavalry Divisions
brigades integer Brigades
companies integer Companies
frigates integer frigates
gunboats integer Gunboats
ironclads integer Ironclads
sloops integer Sloops
steamers integer Steamers
warships_and_transports integer Warships and Transports
warships integer Warships
wooden_warships integer Wooden Warships
guns integer Guns
casualties integer Casualties
captured integer Captured
killed integer Killed
wounded integer Wounded
missing integer Missing
killed_wounded integer Killed or Wounded
killed_missing integer Killed or Missing
missing_captured integer Missing or Captured
wounded_missing integer Wounded or Missing
guns_lost integer Guns Lost
guns_captured number guns_captured
small_arms_lost integer Small Arms Lost
small_arms_captured number small_arms_captured
warships_sunk integer Warships Sunk
warships_damaged integer Warships Damaged
gunboats_sunk integer Gunboats Sunk
gunboats_captured integer Gunboats Captured
ironclads_sunk integer Ironclads Sunk
ironclads_captured integer Ironclads Captured
forts_captured integer Forts Captured
note string Note
str_mean number Strength (mean)
str_var number Strength (variance)

battle_id

title:battle_id
type:string
format:default

belligerent

title:

Belligerent

type:

string

format:

default

constraints:
enum:[‘US’, ‘Confederate’]

strength

title:

Strength

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Total number of personnel in the battle

infantry

title:

Infantry personnel

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Total number of infantry in the battle

cavalry

title:

Cavalry personnel

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Total number of cavalry in the battle

crewmen

title:

Crewmen

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Total number of naval crew in the battle

corps

title:

corps

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of corps in the battle

cavalry_corps

title:

Cavalry Corps

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of cavalry corps in the battle

divisions

title:

Divisions

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of divisions in the battle

cavalry_divisions

title:

Cavalry Divisions

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of cavalry divisions in the battle

brigades

title:

Brigades

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of brigades in the battle

companies

title:

Companies

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of companies in the battle

frigates

title:

frigates

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

gunboats

title:

Gunboats

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

ironclads

title:

Ironclads

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

sloops

title:

Sloops

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

steamers

title:

Steamers

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

warships_and_transports

title:

Warships and Transports

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

warships

title:

Warships

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

wooden_warships

title:

Wooden Warships

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

guns

title:

Guns

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of artillery pieces

casualties

title:

Casualties

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Casualties (killed, wounded, and missing or captured)

captured

title:

Captured

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

killed

title:

Killed

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

wounded

title:

Wounded

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

missing

title:

Missing

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

killed_wounded

title:

Killed or Wounded

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

killed_missing

title:

Killed or Missing

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

missing_captured

title:

Missing or Captured

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

wounded_missing

title:

Wounded or Missing

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

guns_lost

title:

Guns Lost

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of guns (artillery pieces) captured by the opponent.

guns_captured

title:guns_captured
type:number
format:default

small_arms_lost

title:

Small Arms Lost

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of small arms captured by the opponent.

small_arms_captured

title:small_arms_captured
type:number
format:default

warships_sunk

title:

Warships Sunk

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of warships sunk by the opponent.

warships_damaged

title:

Warships Damaged

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of warships damaged by the opponent.

gunboats_sunk

title:

Gunboats Sunk

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of gunboats sunk by the opponent.

gunboats_captured

title:

Gunboats Captured

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of gunboats captured by the opponent.

ironclads_sunk

title:

Ironclads Sunk

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of ironclads sunk by the opponent.

ironclads_captured

title:

Ironclads Captured

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of ironclads captured by the opponent.

forts_captured

title:

Forts Captured

type:

integer

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Number of forts captured by the opponent.

note

title:Note
type:string
format:default

str_mean

title:

Strength (mean)

type:

number

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Mean of the estimated strength in personnel of the force. See code for how it is calculated.

Sources: [Clodfelter2008]

str_var

title:

Strength (variance)

type:

number

format:

default

constraints:
minimum:0

Variance of the estimated strength in personnel of the force. See code for how it is calculated.

Sources: [Clodfelter2008]