Kings Mountain Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath increased recruitment for the Continental Army
boosted Patriot morale
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000 total
about 300 Patriot casualties
about 600 Loyalist casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Loyalist_forces
Patriot forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_Campbell
gptkb:Major_Patrick_Ferguson
gptkbp:date October 7, 1780
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Isaac_Shelby
gptkb:James_Hawthorne
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:William_Hill
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:James_Williams
gptkb:Andrew_Pickens
gptkb:Robert_Young_Hayne
gptkb:William_Campbell
gptkb:John_Mc_Dowell
gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkb:Patrick_Ferguson
gptkb:Joseph_Graham
Edward Lacey
gptkbp:historical_significance weakened British control in the South
demonstrated effectiveness of local militia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kings Mountain Campaign
gptkbp:involved gptkb:overmountain_men
Loyalist militia
militia from North Carolina
militia from South Carolina
militia from Virginia
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in American history
inspired future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kings_Mountain,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:outcome disruption of British supply lines
capture of Ferguson
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Southern_Campaign_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Kings_Mountain
gptkbp:result American victory
gptkbp:significance turning point in the Southern campaign
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:tactics surprise attack
flanking maneuvers
encirclement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Overmountain_Men
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5