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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Surrender_of_Charleston
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gptkbp:american_revolutionary_war_impact
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Demoralized American forces
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 1,000
Approximately 250
Over 5,000 American troops captured
Approximately 250 British troops killed or wounded
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkb:Benjamin_Lincoln
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Various historical sites and markers
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Remembered in American history as a significant battle
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gptkbp:date
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April 12, 1780
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gptkbp:defeated
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Unconditional surrender
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gptkbp:defense
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gptkb:Charleston_Harbor
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 6 weeks
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gptkbp:end_date
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May 12, 1780
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
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gptkbp:fortifications
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gptkb:Fort_Sumter
gptkb:Fort_Moultrie
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Studied for military tactics and strategy
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Reports and letters from the battle
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Shifted the focus of the war to the Southern colonies
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gptkbp:historical_research
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Extensively researched by historians.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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One of the worst defeats for the Continental Army
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Charleston
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future military strategies in the war
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:military_engagement
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:military_leadership
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Leadership lessons learned from the battle
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gptkbp:military_outcome
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British control of Charleston
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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British strategy to capture key Southern cities
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gptkbp:military_unit
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Approximately 14,000 troops
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Eutaw_Springs
gptkb:Battle_of_Cowpens
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkb:Benjamin_Lincoln
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:British_Navy
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gptkbp:outcome
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Loss of Charleston to British forces
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Major defeat for the Continental Army
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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Strengthened British position in the South
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Southern colonies
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gptkbp:strategy
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To defend Charleston
To gain control of the Southern colonies
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gptkbp:strength
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Approximately 5,000 troops
Limited reinforcements received
Received from the Caribbean
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Trumbull
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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