Battle of Kings Mountain

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:aftermath increased recruitment for the Patriot cause
led to British retreat from the South
Loyalist forces weakened in the South
gptkbp:casualties Patriots: 28 killed, 60 wounded
Loyalist casualties approximately 1,000
Patriot casualties approximately 100
Loyalists: 225 killed, 163 captured
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Loyalist_forces
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Saint
Patriot militia
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Campbell
gptkb:Colonel_William_Campbell
gptkb:Major_Patrick_Ferguson
gptkb:Patrick_Ferguson
gptkbp:cultural_impact Symbol of American resistance
gptkbp:date October 7, 1780
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:fought_in October 7, 1780
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict between Patriots and Loyalists
gptkbp:historical_documentation Letters and reports from the battle
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Robert_Young
gptkb:Isaac_Shelby
gptkb:Elias_Kent_Kane
gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:James_Williams
gptkb:James_Johnston
gptkb:Andrew_Pickens
gptkb:William_Lenoir
gptkb:David_Fanning
gptkb:Thomas_Sumter
gptkb:William_Campbell
gptkb:John_Mc_Dowell
gptkb:John_Morgan
gptkb:William_Davie_Jr.
gptkb:Benjamin_Cleveland
gptkb:Patrick_Ferguson
gptkb:William_Mc_Dowell
gptkb:Charles_Mc_Dowell
gptkb:John_Mc_Clure_III
gptkb:Joseph_Mc_Dowell
gptkb:Joseph_Vann
James Mc Call
gptkbp:historical_significance weakened British control in the South
Boosted Patriot morale
boosted Patriot morale
gptkbp:historical_site Designated a National Military Park
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kings Mountain
gptkbp:influenced_by Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Kings_Mountain_National_Military_Park
Annual reenactments
gptkbp:landscape Mountainous terrain
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kings_Mountain,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:military_strategy Use of local militia
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Isaac_Shelby
gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:William_Campbell
gptkb:Patrick_Ferguson
gptkbp:outcome Decisive victory for the Patriots
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Southern_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Overmountain_Men
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkbp:primary_source Eyewitness accounts
Historical books and articles
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
gptkb:Siege_of_Ninety_Six
gptkbp:result American victory
gptkbp:significance Turning point in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War
turning point in the Southern campaign
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:political_movement
Flanking maneuvers
Surprise attack