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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Strengthened American resolve
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gptkbp:american_defense
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Successful defense
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gptkbp:american_victory
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Significant morale boost
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gptkbp:battle
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Increased British focus on Charleston
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gptkbp:british_failure
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Failed to capture the fort
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gptkbp:casualties
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Minimal for Americans
Significant for British
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:William_Moultrie
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gptkbp:date
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June 28, 1776
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gptkbp:defense
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gptkb:South_Carolina_militia
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gptkbp:event_type
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:fortifications
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Coastal fort
Earthen walls
Built in 1776
Palmetto logs
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gptkbp:goal
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Defend Charleston
Capture Charleston
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gptkbp:has_tradition
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After the battle
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Preceding the Siege of Charleston
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Sullivan's_Island
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Boosted morale for Patriots
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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Symbol of resistance
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:colonialism
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major battle in the South
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Moultrie's_Memoirs
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Fort Moultrie
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Fort_Moultrie
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gptkbp:losses
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Heavy losses
Light losses
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gptkbp:military_engagement
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Part of the Southern theater
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gptkbp:military_outcome
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Strategic victory for Americans
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Defensive positioning
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gptkbp:military_unit
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Regulars and militia
Regulars and Loyalists
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Henry_Clinton
Clinton and Cornwallis
Moultrie and Marion
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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Prevented British expansion
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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Patriot ships
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gptkbp:outcome
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British withdrawal
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:result
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American victory
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gptkbp:significance
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defense of Charleston
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Key to Southern campaign
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gptkbp:strategy
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Blockade
Defensive fortifications
Fortify positions
Maintain control of the South
Seize control of the South
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gptkbp:tactics
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Use of palmetto logs
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Johnson
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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