Southern Campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
establishment of the United States
influence on American nationalism
influence on future military strategies
gptkbp:allies gptkb:French_forces
local militias
Spanish forces
gptkbp:ended 1781
gptkbp:focus_area gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:historical_impact increased support for independence
boosted morale of American forces
weakened British control in the South
led to French support in the war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Campaign
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Loyalist_forces
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
militia forces
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Cornwallis
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:General_Nathanael_Greene
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Ninety_Six
gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_Sullivan's_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Capes
gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
gptkb:Battle_of_Waxhaws
gptkb:Battle_of_King's_Mountain
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:British_surrender_at_Yorktown
gptkbp:significance turning point in the war
gptkbp:started_in 1778
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Southern colonies
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
flanking maneuvers
hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4