Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War

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military campaign theater theater of war

The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the campaign zone in the southern colonies where major battles, partisan warfare, and British attempts to rally Loyalist support played a decisive role in the conflict’s outcome.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War	2
American Revolutionary War Southern Theater	1
British campaign in the southern colonies	1
British southern campaign	1
Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign theater ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
characteristic	devastating impact on Southern economy and plantations ⓘ extensive militia involvement ⓘ high level of civil conflict between Patriots and Loyalists ⓘ significant role of African Americans and enslaved people ⓘ
consequence	collapse of major British operations in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ contributed to negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (future territory)
endTime	1782 ⓘ
goal	British effort to rally Loyalist support ⓘ British strategy to regain control of Southern Colonies ⓘ
hasPart	operations in East Florida ⓘ operations in Georgia ⓘ operations in North Carolina ⓘ operations in South Carolina ⓘ operations in Virginia ⓘ operations in West Florida ⓘ
involves	guerrilla warfare ⓘ naval support operations ⓘ partisan warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
locatedIn	American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ surface form: Southern Colonies Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
notableCommander	Andrew Pickens ⓘ Banastre Tarleton ⓘ Charles Cornwallis ⓘ Daniel Morgan ⓘ Francis Marion ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ Horatio Gates ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ Thomas Sumter ⓘ
opponent	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Loyalist militias ⓘ surface form: Loyalists Patriot forces ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
result	decisive American and French victory at Yorktown ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Camden ⓘ Battle of Cowpens ⓘ Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ Battle of Kings Mountain ⓘ British capture of Savannah ⓘ Siege of Charleston ⓘ British capture of Savannah ⓘ surface form: Siege of Savannah Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
startTime	1778 ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Battle of Cowpens → campaign → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Eutaw Springs → campaign → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War

British Army under Cornwallis → campaign → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

British capture of Savannah → campaign → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: British campaign in the southern colonies

Loyalist militias → combatant → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Edward Carrington → historicalEvent → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War Southern Theater

Hessian auxiliaries → militaryTheater → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Camden → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: British southern campaign

Battle of Cowpens → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Eutaw Springs → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Guilford Court House → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Kings Mountain → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Nassau → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

British capture of Savannah → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Daniel Morgan → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Siege of Charleston → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Siege of Yorktown → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Thomas Sumter → partOf → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Andrew Pickens → participatedIn → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Edward Carrington → participatedIn → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Francis Marion → servedIn → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Siege of Charleston → theater → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Southern Department of the Continental Army → theaterOfOperations → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Camden → theatre → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ