Battle of Quaker Hill
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The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Quaker Hill canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanCasualties | several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| AmericanStrength | approximately 8,000–10,000 troops at start of campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France (allied but not engaged in main land battle)
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesse-Cassel NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| BritishCasualties | several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| BritishStrength | approximately 6,000 troops (including Hessians) ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | to retake Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| cause | American attempt to besiege British-held Newport ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
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Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island state troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis Smith
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Lossberg NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mitchell Varnum NERFINISHED ⓘ John Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathanael Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pigot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | United States (present-day) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | August 29, 1778 ⓘ |
| followedBy | American evacuation of Aquidneck Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Franco-American alliance
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French fleet under Comte d’Estaing ⓘ |
| location |
Aquidneck Island
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Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | participation of African American and Native American soldiers in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ |
| notableUnit | 1st Rhode Island Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | to dislodge British garrison from Newport ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhode Island campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French fleet arrival under Comte d’Estaing off Newport ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | near Portsmouth, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Newport
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departure of French fleet due to storm damage and British threat ⓘ |
| result |
strategic British victory
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tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
American forces withdrew from Aquidneck Island
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British retained control of Newport ⓘ |
| terrain | hilly ground around Quaker Hill ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
rear-guard action
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withdrawal under pressure ⓘ |
| year | 1778 ⓘ |
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