Battle of Rhode Island Site (Portsmouth, Rhode Island)

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The Battle of Rhode Island Site in Portsmouth, Rhode Island is a preserved Revolutionary War battlefield where American and French forces engaged the British in one of the conflict’s significant 1778 campaigns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Revolutionary War battlefield
battlefield
historic site
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse heritage tourism
historic preservation
public education
dateOfEvent 1778
hasCategory American Revolutionary War sites in Rhode Island
Battlefields in the United States
Historic sites in Newport County, Rhode Island
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
National Register of Historic Places listing NERFINISHED
hasPart Butts Hill Fort NERFINISHED
battlefield landscape
earthwork fortifications
hasParticipant 1st Rhode Island Regiment NERFINISHED
African American soldiers
British Army NERFINISHED
Continental Army NERFINISHED
French forces
Hessian troops NERFINISHED
Rhode Island militia NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Butts Hill Fort NERFINISHED
locatedIn Aquidneck Island NERFINISHED
Newport County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Portsmouth, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Rhode Island
United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor defense against British and Hessian attacks
joint American-French operation against British forces
participation of African American soldiers in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
partOf American Revolutionary War battlefields NERFINISHED
Battle of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
significantEvent American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
Battle of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
significantYear 1778
topicOf Revolutionary War tours
interpretive markers
usedFor defensive fortifications
military engagement

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Battle of Rhode Island hasSite Battle of Rhode Island Site (Portsmouth, Rhode Island)