Southern Campaigns

GPTKB entity

Properties (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Cowpens
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated guerrilla warfare tactics
highlighted the role of local militias
established the importance of logistics in warfare
contributed_to_the_Treaty_of_Paris_negotiations
shifted_focus_of_the_war_to_the_South
increased_French_support_for_the_American_cause
fostered_alliances_with_Native_American_tribes
influenced_post-war_Southern_politics
inspired_future_military_strategies_in_the_U.S.
weakened_British_resources
led_to_the_decline_of_Loyalist_support_in_the_South
gptkbp:historicalContext 1778 to 1781
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Campaigns
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
militia forces
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:General_Cornwallis
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:Thomas_Sumter
General Nathanael Greene
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:American_victory_at_Yorktown
gptkbp:outcome American_independence
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:resultedIn British_control_of_the_Southern_colonies
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of supply lines
influence on local population