Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Continued British control of Savannah
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| gptkbp:allies |
American-French alliance
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| gptkbp:british_command_structure |
Led by General Prevost
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 500 British troops
Approximately 1,000 American and French troops |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:American_Continental_Army
gptkb:British_Army gptkb:French_Army |
| gptkbp:command_structure |
Led by General Lincoln
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Benjamin_Lincoln
gptkb:General_Augustine_Prevost |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Historical markers and sites
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| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Portrayed in literature and film
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| gptkbp:date |
October 1779
September 16 – October 18, 1779 |
| gptkbp:defense |
British fortifications
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| gptkbp:fortifications |
gptkb:Fort_Pulaski
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| gptkbp:french_command_structure |
Led by Count d' Estaing
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| gptkbp:french_naval_support |
Provided by the French fleet
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in military studies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Southern Campaigns
Part of the larger conflict between Britain and its colonies. |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Accounts by participants
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced future military engagements in the South
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| gptkbp:historical_records |
Documented in military archives
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Demonstrated the challenges of joint operations
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of Savannah
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Remembered as a significant battle in the Revolutionary War
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
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| gptkbp:military_lessons |
Learned from the engagement
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| gptkbp:military_outcome |
Strengthened British hold in the South
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
Combined arms operations |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of artillery and siege works
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| gptkbp:mood |
Affected American morale negatively
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| gptkbp:narrative |
Various interpretations exist
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| gptkbp:notable_battle |
Influenced later engagements in the war
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:General_Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:Colonel_John_White gptkb:Count_d'_Estaing gptkb:General_William_Campbell gptkb:General_Robert_Howe |
| gptkbp:outcome |
American and French forces retreated
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:research |
Studied by historians
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| gptkbp:result |
British victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic British stronghold
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the port city
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| gptkbp:strategy |
Focus on Southern colonies
Attempt to reclaim control of Savannah Support American efforts in the South |
| gptkbp:strength |
Failed to arrive in time
Arrived during the siege |
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
Approximately 30 days |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Colonel_John_Trumbull
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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