Battle of Brier Creek

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath retreat of American forces
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
increased British control in Georgia
gptkbp:casualties Continental Army suffered heavy losses
British Army suffered fewer losses
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_White
gptkb:General_Augustine_Prevost
gptkbp:commemorated_by historical markers in Georgia
gptkbp:coordinates 32.5° N 81.5° W
gptkbp:date March 3, 1779
gptkbp:depicted_in historical reenactments
gptkbp:fought_against March 1779
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:historical_records documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated British strength in the South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Brier Creek
gptkbp:influenced_by British naval superiority
American guerrilla tactics
previous battles in the Southern Campaign
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 1,000 British troops
approximately 1,500 American troops
gptkbp:legacy study in military tactics
influence on local history
example of colonial resistance
impact on American military strategy
part of the narrative of American independence
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Colonel_John_White
gptkb:General_Benjamin_Lincoln
gptkb:General_Augustine_Prevost
gptkbp:outcome disruption of American supply lines
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Kaskaskia
gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Georgia
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuver by British forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Capture_of_Savannah
gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
gptkb:Lachlan_Mc_Intosh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5