called "Paoli Massacre" by Americans due to high number of American casualties and bayonet wounds
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The Battle of Paoli was a 1777 nighttime surprise attack during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces routed Continental troops in Pennsylvania, later remembered by Americans as a brutal and lopsided defeat.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Paoli | 46 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Massacre at Paoli
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Paoli Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanCommander | Brigadier General Anthony Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Continental Army encampments near Paoli
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defense of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
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Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishCommander | Major General Charles Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | high American casualties ⓘ |
| causeOfNickname | high number of American casualties and bayonet wounds ⓘ |
| characterization | brutal and lopsided defeat for American forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
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Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Anthony Wayne
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Charles Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Paoli Battlefield Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | United States (present-day) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| county | Chester County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalMemory | remembered as a massacre despite being a military engagement ⓘ |
| date | September 20–21, 1777 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British capture of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of British brutality in American memory ⓘ |
| location | near Paoli, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| memorial | Paoli Battlefield Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | nighttime surprise attack ⓘ |
| notableFeature | limited use of musket fire by British troops ⓘ |
| notableFor | stealth approach and surprise on sleeping American troops ⓘ |
| partOf | Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Brandywine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponUsedByBritish | bayonet ⓘ |
| region | Mid-Atlantic Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | Paoli Massacre by Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | disrupt and destroy Wayne’s division ⓘ |
| surpriseAttack | true ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
bayonet attack
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night assault ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | infantry engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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called "Paoli Massacre" by Americans due to high number of American casualties and bayonet wounds
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