Battle of the Oconee River

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath retreat_of_American_forces
gptkbp:alliance short-lived conflict
gptkbp:awards temporary_British_advantage
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kaskaskia
Battle of Augusta
gptkbp:casualties unknown
gptkbp:celebrates local monuments
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_forces
American_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_James_Grant
gptkb:Colonel_Elijah_Clarke
gptkb:James_Grant
gptkb:Elijah_Clarke
loyalist troops
Colonel_Clarke's_role
gptkbp:community_impact displacement of civilians
gptkbp:cultural_significance commemorated in local lore
gptkbp:date July 1779
July 21, 1779
gptkbp:fightingStyle guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:historical_analysis varied interpretations
gptkbp:historical_significance debated by historians
influence on future battles
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Southern_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords limited documentation
part_of_the_Revolutionary_War_story
gptkbp:historicalSignificance scarce primary sources
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Oconee River
gptkbp:impact increased_British_control_in_the_South
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Georgia_militia
gptkbp:legacy part of local history
remains a topic of study.
gptkbp:localHistory part_of_Georgia's_Revolutionary_War_history
gptkbp:location Oconee_River,_Georgia
gptkbp:outcome disruption_of_American_plans
gptkbp:participants militia units
gptkbp:region Oconee_River_region
gptkbp:relatedEvent Siege of Savannah
Battle of Cowpens
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_Georgia
gptkbp:tactics defensive tactics
offensive maneuvers
ambush
hit-and-run attacks
regaining territory
use of loyalist forces
British_offensive_operations
maintaining_control_of_the_South