Battle of the Southern Dunes

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atreides
gptkbp:activities British Army report
American Army report
gptkbp:aftermath retreat of American forces
gptkbp:casualties high for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Henry_Seymour
gptkb:General_Nathanael_Greene
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
subject of documentaries
depicted in films
influenced art
featured in history books
gptkbp:date March 15, 1781
March 1781
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Ninety_Six
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger Southern theater of the war
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the resilience of British forces
highlighted the challenges faced by American forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Southern Dunes
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Battalion_of_the_71st_Highlanders
gptkb:South_Carolina_Loyalists
gptkb:Virginia_Militia
gptkb:North_Carolina_Continentals
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
reenactments
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:American_General_Greene
gptkb:British_General_Cornwallis
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southern_Dunes,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:outcome increased British control in the region
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Southern_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:primary_source newspaper articles
letters from participants
diaries of soldiers
military dispatches
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Southern colonies
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers