Siege of Charleston (American Revolution)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:castle
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Siege_of_Charles_Town
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| gptkbp:AmericanForcesStrength |
about 5,500
|
| gptkbp:BritishForcesStrength |
about 13,500
|
| gptkbp:capturedForces |
over 5,000 American troops
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
American: over 5,000 captured, 92 killed, 148 wounded
British: 76 killed, 189 wounded |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Clinton
gptkb:Benjamin_Lincoln |
| gptkbp:endDate |
May 12, 1780
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Waxhaws
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Charleston (American Revolution)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
surrender of Charleston to British forces
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
|
| gptkbp:result |
British victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
largest American defeat of the war
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
March 29, 1780
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charleston,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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