Battle of Kettle Creek

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Kettle Creek canonical	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement ⓘ
approximateStrength	Loyalist force about 600–800 men ⓘ Patriot force about 340 men ⓘ
belligerentSide	Loyalist side commanded by James Boyd ⓘ Patriot side commanded by Andrew Pickens, Elijah Clarke, and John Dooly ⓘ
campaign	British Southern strategy during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	Loyalist casualties heavy ⓘ Patriot casualties relatively light ⓘ
combatant	Loyalist militia ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ
commander	Andrew Pickens ⓘ Elijah Clarke ⓘ James Boyd ⓘ John Dooly ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1779-02-14 ⓘ
endDate	1779-02-14 ⓘ
hasMemorial	Kettle Creek Battlefield historic site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involved	backcountry Loyalists ⓘ frontier Patriot militia ⓘ
location	Wilkes County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ near Washington, Georgia ⓘ
militaryTheater	Southern colonies ⓘ
notableFor	Patriot militia defeating a larger Loyalist force ⓘ one of the most important Revolutionary War battles fought in Georgia ⓘ
opponent	Patriot militia vs Loyalist militia ⓘ
outcomeDescription	Patriot forces scattered the Loyalist column and captured many prisoners ⓘ
partOf	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	British capture of Savannah ⓘ
primaryOpposingForceType	Loyalist militia supporting Great Britain ⓘ
primarySupportingForceType	Patriot militia supporting the American cause ⓘ
recognizedBy	National Register of Historic Places listing of Kettle Creek Battlefield ⓘ
relatedEvent	Siege of Savannah ⓘ
result	Patriot victory ⓘ
river	Kettle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1779-02-14 ⓘ
state	Georgia ⓘ
strategicEffect	boosted Patriot morale in the Southern theater ⓘ disrupted Loyalist recruitment in the backcountry of Georgia and the Carolinas ⓘ weakened British control in the Southern colonies ⓘ
year	1779 ⓘ

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Subject: Battle of Kettle Creek
Description of subject: The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andrew Pickens → participatedIn → Battle of Kettle Creek ⓘ

Battle of Brier Creek → precededBy → Battle of Kettle Creek ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Kettle Creek ⓘ