Battle of the French Broad River
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
boosted_morale_for_American_forces
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
significant for loyalists
minimal_for_Americans |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
historical markers
reenactments |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_loyalists
American_patriots |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_John_Sevier
gptkb:Major_Patrick_Ferguson |
| gptkbp:date |
July 1780
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Cowpens
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
demonstrated local resistance
demonstrated the effectiveness of surprise attacks highlighted the importance of intelligence in warfare marked a turning point in local support for the revolution highlighted the role of militia showed the impact of local geography increased_recruitment_for_the_Continental_Army led_to_increased_British_scrutiny_of_loyalist_forces strengthened_alliances_with_local_Native_American_tribes contributed_to_the_overall_American_strategy influenced_British_tactics_in_the_region showed_the_resilience_of_American_forces contributed_to_the_eventual_American_victory_in_the_war |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_Southern_campaign_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
varied interpretations
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the French Broad River
|
| gptkbp:involved |
militia units
Continental_Army_troops |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
military reports
letters from participants |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future military strategies
|
| gptkbp:location |
French_Broad_River,_North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Isaac_Shelby
gptkb:Joseph_Martin gptkb:James_Johnston gptkb:William_Campbell |
| gptkbp:outcome |
disruption of loyalist operations
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Kings Mountain
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
Battle of Eutaw Springs Battle of Guilford Courthouse Battle of Waxhaws |
| gptkbp:result |
American_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control_of_western_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:tactics |
guerrilla warfare
|
| gptkbp:type |
skirmish
|