Battle of Rhode Island

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The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.

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Battle of Rhode Island canonical 3
Rhode Island campaign 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the American Revolutionary War
alsoKnownAs Battle of Quaker Hill
belligerent France
Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States
campaign Battle of Rhode Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhode Island campaign
causeOf withdrawal of French fleet after storm damage and indecisive maneuvers
combatant 1st Rhode Island Regiment
British Army
Continental Army
French Navy
Rhode Island state troops
Royal Navy
commander Comte d’Estaing
John Sullivan
Marquis de Lafayette
Nathanael Greene
Robert Pigot
conflict American Revolutionary War
continent North America
country Thirteen Colonies
surface form: United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
date August 29, 1778
effect strained early Franco-American military relations
followedBy continued British occupation of Newport until 1779
front land and naval operations around Narragansett Bay
hasSite Battle of Rhode Island Site (Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
involved militia forces from New England
location Aquidneck Island
Newport, Rhode Island
memorial Battle of Rhode Island Monument in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
navalAspect French fleet under d’Estaing confronted British fleet off Rhode Island
notableFor one of the first major operations involving French forces allied with the Americans
significant participation of African American soldiers in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
notableUnit 1st Rhode Island Regiment
surface form: 1st Rhode Island Regiment (including many Black soldiers)
objective to dislodge British forces from Newport, Rhode Island
outcome British retained control of Newport
partOf American–French cooperation in the American Revolutionary War
precededBy British occupation of Newport (1776)
result strategic British victory
tactical stalemate
state Rhode Island
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
surface form: Northern Theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1778

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Marquis de Lafayette battle Battle of Rhode Island
John Sullivan notableBattle Battle of Rhode Island
Lafayette participatedIn Battle of Rhode Island
Battle of Rhode Island campaign Battle of Rhode Island self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rhode Island campaign