Capture of Savannah

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath British control of Savannah
gptkbp:casualties British casualties approximately 40
American casualties approximately 500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Benjamin_Lincoln
gptkb:General_Augustine_Prevost
gptkbp:date December 29, 1778
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Cultural_impact
gptkb:French_alliance
gptkb:Continental_Congress_decisions
War of Independence
Colonial resistance
Military alliances
British occupation
British reinforcements
Southern strategy
Colonial militias
Commemoration efforts
Impact on local population
Geopolitical implications
Economic consequences
Legacy of the event
Loyalist support
Siege warfare evolution
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkb:Count_d'_Estaing
gptkb:James_Oglethorpe
gptkb:William_Moultrie
gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Southern campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Savannah
gptkbp:location gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
Artillery bombardment
Naval blockade
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Brier_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Morris
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic port city
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4