A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America

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book military history

"A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America" is a detailed first-hand military history of the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, written by British cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton.

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Target entity: A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America
Context triple: [Banastre Tarleton, wrote, A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America]

A. Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign was a major British offensive during the American Revolutionary War aimed at capturing the rebel capital of Philadelphia, culminating in several key battles and the city’s occupation.
B. British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
C. Carolinas Campaign
The Carolinas Campaign was a major Union military offensive led by General William Tecumseh Sherman in early 1865 that devastated Confederate infrastructure in the Carolinas and helped bring the American Civil War to a close.
D. Journals of Major Robert Rogers
Journals of Major Robert Rogers is a firsthand memoir detailing the campaigns and experiences of the famed 18th-century ranger leader during the French and Indian War.
E. New Jersey campaign of 1778
The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America
Target entity description: "A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America" is a detailed first-hand military history of the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, written by British cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton.

A. Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign was a major British offensive during the American Revolutionary War aimed at capturing the rebel capital of Philadelphia, culminating in several key battles and the city’s occupation.
B. British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
C. Carolinas Campaign
The Carolinas Campaign was a major Union military offensive led by General William Tecumseh Sherman in early 1865 that devastated Confederate infrastructure in the Carolinas and helped bring the American Civil War to a close.
D. Journals of Major Robert Rogers
Journals of Major Robert Rogers is a firsthand memoir detailing the campaigns and experiences of the famed 18th-century ranger leader during the French and Indian War.
E. New Jersey campaign of 1778
The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	book ⓘ military history ⓘ
author	Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Great Britain ⓘ
describes	military operations of Banastre Tarleton ⓘ operations of Lord Cornwallis ⓘ
documents	battles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ movements of British and American forces in the South ⓘ strategies and tactics of British forces in the Southern campaigns ⓘ
focusesOn	British cavalry operations ⓘ campaigns in Georgia ⓘ campaigns in the Carolinas ⓘ
genre	military history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
historicalContext	post-American Revolutionary War publication ⓘ
historicalSignificance	primary source for the Southern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-hand account ⓘ
perspective	British Loyalist ⓘ
portrays	British perspective on the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
subject	American Revolutionary War ⓘ British Army operations in North America ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
theaterOfWarDescribed	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southern Provinces of North America
timePeriodDescribed	1780 ⓘ 1781 ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	historians of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
writtenBy	British cavalry officer ⓘ Loyalist commander ⓘ

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