Battle of Camden
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The Battle of Camden was a major 1780 British victory in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War that severely weakened American forces in the South under General Horatio Gates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Camden canonical | 18 |
| Battle of Camden Court House | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Camden
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Camden Court House
|
| AmericanCasualties | high casualties and many captured ⓘ |
| AmericanCommander | Horatio Gates ⓘ |
| AmericanForcesComposition | Continental Army regulars and militia ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Loyalist forces ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| BritishCasualties | significantly lower than American casualties ⓘ |
| BritishCommander | Charles Cornwallis ⓘ |
| BritishForcesComposition | British regulars and Loyalist units ⓘ |
| campaign | Carolina campaign of 1780 ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthAmerican | approximately 3,000–4,000 troops ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthBritish | approximately 2,000–2,500 troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
Horatio Gates ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historic site near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
|
| date | 1780-08-16 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Wednesday ⓘ |
| effect |
discredited Horatio Gates as an American commander
ⓘ
led to appointment of Nathanael Greene to command in the South ⓘ severely weakened Continental Army forces in the South ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Cowpens
ⓘ
Battle of Kings Mountain ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Kershaw County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ Loyalist militia ⓘ |
| legacy |
key event shaping subsequent Southern campaign
ⓘ
one of the worst defeats for the Continental Army ⓘ |
| location | near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collapse of American position in much of South Carolina
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decisive British victory in the Southern theater ⓘ severe defeat of American forces under Horatio Gates ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form:
British southern campaign
|
| precededBy | British capture of Charleston ⓘ |
| region |
Upstate South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina backcountry
|
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveAmerican | challenge British control in the South ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveBritish | secure control of South Carolina ⓘ |
| theatre | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | fought in early morning hours ⓘ |
| year | 1780 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Camden Court House
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
Camden, South Carolina