Kings Mountain campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted_Patriot_morale
gptkbp:casualties Total casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Campbell
gptkb:Patrick_Ferguson
gptkbp:date October 7, 1780
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Cowpens
gptkbp:foughtIn October 7, 1780
gptkbp:historical_significance First major victory for the Patriots in the South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kings Mountain campaign
gptkbp:impact Encouraged_further_recruitment_for_the_Continental_Army
gptkbp:influenced Local geography
Militia support
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Frontier_militia
gptkb:Overmountain_Men
Civilians in the area
gptkbp:led_to Change_in_British_strategy
Increased_British_military_presence_in_the_South
gptkbp:location Kings_Mountain,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Charles_McDowell
gptkb:Isaac_Shelby
gptkb:John_Sevier
gptkb:James_Williams
gptkb:John_McDowell
gptkb:Joseph_McDowell
gptkb:James_Johnston
gptkb:Andrew_Pickens
gptkb:Robert_Young_Hayne
gptkb:David_Fanning
gptkb:Thomas_Sumter
gptkb:William_Campbell
gptkb:Benjamin_Cleveland
gptkb:William_R._Davie
gptkb:Patrick_Ferguson
gptkbp:outcome Decisive_victory_for_the_Patriots
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkbp:result American_victory
gptkbp:significance Turning_point_in_the_Southern_campaign
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Loyalist_forces
Patriot_forces
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare
Flanking maneuvers
Ambush tactics