Battle of the Eutaw Springs

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath British_retreated_to_Charleston
gptkbp:awards British_tactical_victory
gptkbp:battle British_regrouped_in_Charleston
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,100 total
gptkbp:celebrates historical literature
historical markers
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alexander_Stewart
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Alexander_Stewart
gptkb:Major_General_Nathanael_Greene
Nathanael Greene
approximately 2,000 troops
gptkbp:commandStructure included loyalist units
included militia units
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local folklore
gptkbp:date September 8, 1781
gptkbp:electronic_warfare arrived before the battle
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Yorktown
gptkbp:foughtIn September 8, 1781
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a turning point
gptkbp:historical_significance varied among historians
demonstrated_American_resilience
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_Britain_and_the_colonies.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod accounts from soldiers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance letters and reports from commanders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Eutaw Springs
gptkbp:impact increased_American_morale
gptkbp:influenced previous_battles_in_the_South
gptkbp:involved approximately 4,000 troops
retreated after the battle
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Southern_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Alexander_Stewart
Nathanael Greene
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Eutaw_Springs,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:militaryRank arrived after the battle
gptkbp:notable_event last_major_battle_in_South_Carolina
gptkbp:notableFor high casualty rates
gptkbp:outcome British_held_the_field
gptkbp:result tactical_victory_for_the_British
gptkbp:resultedIn shift in military strategy
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Southern_campaign_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals weakened_British_control_in_the_South
near_the_Santee_River
gptkbp:tactics attrition warfare
flanking maneuvers
hit-and-run tactics
defensive operations
use of artillery
consolidation of forces
use of infantry charges
disrupt_British_supply_lines
maintain_control_of_the_South
gptkbp:type land battle