Siege of Charleston
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The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Charleston Context triple: [Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, significantEvent, Siege of Charleston]
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Chesapeake campaign
The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.
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Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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Siege of Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg was a prolonged series of trench warfare operations in 1864–1865 around Petersburg, Virginia, whose eventual Union victory cut off Confederate supply lines and led directly to the fall of Richmond and the end of the American Civil War.
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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.
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Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Charleston Target entity description: The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
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A.
Chesapeake campaign
The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.
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B.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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C.
Siege of Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg was a prolonged series of trench warfare operations in 1864–1865 around Petersburg, Virginia, whose eventual Union victory cut off Confederate supply lines and led directly to the fall of Richmond and the end of the American Civil War.
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D.
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.
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E.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the American Revolutionary War
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Charleston
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surface form:
Siege of Charles Town
|
| approximateAmericanPrisoners | 5000 ⓘ |
| approximateAmericanStrength | 5000 ⓘ |
| approximateBritishStrength | 13000 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ South Carolina militia ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| captured |
American garrison at Charleston
ⓘ
Charleston ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| category |
Battles involving Great Britain
ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ History of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| cityDefendedBy | fortifications around Charleston ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Loyalist forces
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Patriot forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot
ⓘ
Benjamin Lincoln ⓘ Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Charles Cornwallis
Henry Clinton ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Henry Clinton
William Moultrie ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnd | 1780-05-12 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1780-03-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British advance into the Carolina backcountry
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Siege of Charleston self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
British occupation of Charleston
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| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involved |
entrenchments
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naval blockade ⓘ siege artillery ⓘ |
| location |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| notableFortification | Fort Moultrie ⓘ |
| objective | capture Charleston ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| precededBy | British capture of Savannah ⓘ |
| region |
Lowcountry of South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowcountry, South Carolina
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| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
capture of a key Southern port city
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largest American surrender of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ major British victory in the Southern campaign ⓘ |
| surrenderedForce |
Continental Army troops in Charleston
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South Carolina militia ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina militia in Charleston
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| theater | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1780 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Charleston Description of subject: The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Charleston Harbor
this entity surface form:
British capture of Charleston
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charles Town
this entity surface form:
British occupation of Charleston
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charleston (1780)
this entity surface form:
British occupation of Charleston
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charleston Harbor
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charleston (1780)
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charleston (1780)
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
this entity surface form:
British occupation of Charleston (1780)
this entity surface form:
British capture of Charleston
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charleston (1780)
this entity surface form:
British occupation of Charleston
subject surface form:
William Jasper
this entity surface form:
Siege of Charleston campaign