Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement
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Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement is a Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where Patriot militia defeated Loyalist forces, boosting American morale and weakening British influence in the Southern colonies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Loyalist forces
ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Great Britain
ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ Battles of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ History of Georgia (U.S. state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Loyalist militia
ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew Pickens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elijah Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dooly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1779-02-14 ⓘ |
| describedAs | backcountry engagement ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Patriot resistance in the Southern backcountry ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Loyalist casualties
ⓘ
Patriot casualties ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
State of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkes County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite | Kettle Creek Battlefield Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
creek bottomlands
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wooded hills ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Kettle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | James Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic battlefield ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Patriot victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted American Patriot morale in the Southern colonies
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disrupted Loyalist recruitment in the South ⓘ weakened British influence in the Southern colonies ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | undermined British Southern strategy based on Loyalist support ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| year | 1779 ⓘ |
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