defense of Fort Moultrie

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The defense of Fort Moultrie was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War battle in which American forces in a palmetto-log fort on Sullivan’s Island repelled a major British naval attack on Charleston, South Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Sullivan
Battle of Sullivan’s Island
associatedWith Moultrie Flag
South Carolina state flag symbolism
belligerentSide Patriot South Carolina forces
Royal Navy squadron off Charleston
combatant British Royal Navy
linked to: Royal Navy

Patriot forces
commander Henry Clinton
Sir Peter Parker
William Moultrie
commemoratedBy Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
linked to: Fort Moultrie
commemoratedOn Carolina Day
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States (Thirteen Colonies)
date June 28, 1776
dayOfYear June 28
followedBy British shift of focus to the northern colonies
fortificationMaterial palmetto logs
sand
hasPart British attempt to force Charleston harbor
naval bombardment of Fort Moultrie
historicalRegion Province of South Carolina
location Charleston Harbor
Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston

Fort Moultrie
Sullivan’s Island
linked to: Sullivan's Island
militaryObjective British attempt to silence Fort Moultrie
defend Charleston from seaborne attack
notableFeature palmetto-log fort absorbed British cannon fire
notableParticipant Sergeant William Jasper
opponent Great Britain
partOf campaign for control of Charleston Harbor
precededBy British decision to attack Charleston in early 1776
relatedPlace City of Charleston
linked to: Charleston

Fort Sumter
result American victory
British attack repelled
significance demonstrated effectiveness of improvised American coastal defenses
first major American victory in the South during the Revolutionary War
strategicConsequence Charleston saved from capture in 1776
boost to Patriot morale
delayed major British operations in the South
symbolicOutcome elevation of the palmetto as a symbol of South Carolina
theater Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1776

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William Jasper notableEvent defense of Fort Moultrie
Robert Howe participatedIn Defense of Charleston (1776)
linked to: defense of Fort Moultrie
Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) strategicObjective Defense of Charleston
linked to: defense of Fort Moultrie