Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military siege
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Loss_of_Charleston_for_the_Continental_Army
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| gptkbp:casualties |
British_casualties
Significant_American_casualties |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Henry_Clinton
gptkb:General_Benjamin_Lincoln |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Remembered in American Revolutionary War history
|
| gptkbp:date |
March 29, 1780
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| gptkbp:events |
Siege
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| gptkbp:finaleDate |
May 12, 1780
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_British_strategy_to_capture_Southern_colonies
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influenced_subsequent_military_engagements_in_the_South
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
One of the worst American defeats in the Revolutionary War
|
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:Fort_Sumter
Fort Moultrie |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Charleston
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Inspiration for literature and art
Commemoration in historical sites Influence on military strategy studies Annual reenactments and events Educational_programs_about_the_Revolutionary_War |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:British_occupation_of_Charleston
Siege warfare |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:General_Francis_Marion gptkb:Colonel_John_Laurens gptkb:General_William_Moultrie General Nathanael Greene |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Surrender_of_American_forces
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Battle of Sullivan's Island
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| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Diaries of soldiers
Historical accounts and analyses Newspaper articles from the period Official military records Letters and reports from military leaders |
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Shifted_the_war's_focus_to_the_Southern_theater
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_the_Southern_colonies
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
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| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Approximately 6 weeks
|