Southern theater of operations
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The Southern theater of operations was the region of the American Revolutionary War encompassing major campaigns and battles in the southern colonies, particularly in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern theater of operations canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military theater
ⓘ
region of operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ theater of war ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
civil conflict between Patriots and Loyalists
ⓘ
conventional battles ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | British surrender at Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1783 ⓘ |
| hasMajorBattle |
Battle of Camden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cowpens NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Guilford Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of King’s Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCampaign |
British Southern Strategy campaign
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Carolinas campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia campaign of 1781 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Chesapeake region
NERFINISHED
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ backcountry of the Carolinas ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Banastre Tarleton
NERFINISHED
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Charles Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathanael Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | decisive weakening of British war effort in North America ⓘ |
| startDate | 1778 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of southern ports
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disruption of Patriot supply lines ⓘ mobilization of Loyalist support ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1778–1783 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
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Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French forces ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Loyalist militia ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ |
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