Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Boosted_Patriot_morale
Led_to_increased_recruitment_for_the_Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:allegiance |
Diminished after defeat
Significantly boosted after victory |
| gptkbp:battle |
Loyalist_forces_retreated
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Patriot_casualties:_30
Loyalist_casualties:_70 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Moore's_Creek_National_Battlefield
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| gptkbp:climate |
Rainy and muddy
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| gptkbp:combatants |
Patriots
Loyalists |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_Richard_Caswell
gptkb:Colonel_John_Campbell |
| gptkbp:crew_size |
Approximately 1,000
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced_American_Revolutionary_War_narratives
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Featured in local folklore
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| gptkbp:date |
February 27, 1776
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| gptkbp:education |
Taught_in_American_history_classes
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| gptkbp:foughtIn |
February 1776
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in military studies
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First major battle in North Carolina
Marked_a_turning_point_in_Southern_campaigns |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Preceding the Declaration of Independence
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented by various historians
Remembered_in_North_Carolina_history |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Recorded in military archives
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| gptkbp:historicalSite |
gptkb:Moore's_Creek_National_Battlefield_Park
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
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| gptkbp:impact |
Delayed_British_plans_in_the_South
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| gptkbp:influence |
Inspired_other_battles_in_the_South
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| gptkbp:involved |
Set precedent for guerrilla tactics.
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| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Letters and reports from participants
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| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Colonel_Richard_Caswell
gptkb:Colonel_John_Campbell |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Commemoration in local history
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Moore's_Creek_Bridge |
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Approximately 1,500
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Annual reenactments held
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Disruption_of_Loyalist_plans
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| gptkbp:participants |
Local militia
Continental_Army_soldiers |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:result |
Patriot_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Prevented_British_invasion_of_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Defensive positioning
Surprise attack Use of terrain advantage Attempt_to_regain_control_of_the_South Reinforcement_from_British_troops |
| gptkbp:type |
ambush
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