Occurring near the end of the American Civil War Military_operation , the assassination Killing was part of a larger conspiracy intended by Booth to revive Recovering the Confederate cause by eliminating the three most important officials of the United States government .

Occurring from 31 October to 4 November 1991 , during the Croatian War Hostile_encounter of Independence , the operation was a Croatian victory and its success set the stage for follow-up advances by Croatian forces Military_operation on Papuk Mountain in Operation Papuk-91 in late November and December .