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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Winyah_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Enoree_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saluda_River
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gptkbp:activities
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Positive morale boost for Americans
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Continued American operations in the South
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gptkbp:casualties
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Minimal for Americans
Minimal for British
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:American_Continental_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Laurens
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Cruger
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gptkbp:coordinates
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33.8231° N, 80.6460° W
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Inspiration for future military tactics
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gptkbp:date
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May 6, 1781
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gptkbp:defense_mechanism
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gptkb:Fort_Motte
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1781
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Southern Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Demonstrated American resolve
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gptkbp:historical_source
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British military records
American Revolutionary War accounts
Letters from John Laurens
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Fort Motte
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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French support for Americans
British tactics in the South
Previous battles in the South
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:Virginia_Continentals
gptkb:1st_South_Carolina_Regiment
gptkb:2nd_South_Carolina_Regiment
Militia forces
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Historical markers
Reenactments of the battle
Documentaries about the war
Books about the American Revolution
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of American military heritage
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Carolina
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:John_Laurens
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:Thomas_Sumter
John Cruger
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gptkbp:outcome
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Capture of Fort Motte
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Siege_of_Ninety_Six
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gptkbp:result
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American victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic victory for the Americans
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the region
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gptkbp:tactics
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Surprise attack
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:year_created
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gptkb:1776
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