Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776)

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American Revolutionary War battle battle

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) was an early American Revolutionary War victory in which colonial forces successfully defended Charleston Harbor against a major British naval and land assault, boosting Patriot morale and delaying British control of the South.

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Battle of Sullivan's Island	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Fort Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina history ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ Province of South Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualtiesSide	British casualties significantly higher than Patriot casualties ⓘ
commander	Henry Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ William Moultrie NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderSide	Henry Clinton – British ⓘ Peter Parker – British ⓘ William Moultrie – Patriot NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Monuments in South Carolina ⓘ South Carolina state symbols referencing the palmetto tree ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	June 28, 1776 ⓘ
defenseType	coastal fort defense ⓘ
defensiveWork	Fort Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect	Boosted Patriot morale ⓘ Delayed British control of the South ⓘ Encouraged support for the Patriot cause in South Carolina ⓘ
followedBy	British shift of focus to Northern and Mid-Atlantic campaigns ⓘ
fortMaterial	palmetto log fortifications ⓘ
location	Charleston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	Palmetto log walls absorbed British naval cannon fire ⓘ
notableIncident	Sergeant William Jasper reportedly raised the fallen regimental flag under fire NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	British land assault failed to coordinate effectively ⓘ British naval assault repulsed ⓘ
partOf	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Early 1776 British planning for Southern campaign ⓘ
relatedEvent	Siege of Charleston (1780) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedPerson	Sergeant William Jasper NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Patriot victory ⓘ
significance	Demonstrated effectiveness of American coastal defenses ⓘ First major attempt by the British to capture Charleston in the Revolutionary War ⓘ Important early Patriot victory in 1776 ⓘ
strategicObjective	British attempt to capture Charleston ⓘ Defense of Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolism	Inspired use of the palmetto as a symbol of South Carolina ⓘ
tacticalType	combined naval and land assault ⓘ
theater	American Southern colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

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History of Charleston, South Carolina → involvedInEvent → Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) ⓘ

Sullivan's Island → wasSiteOf → Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Sullivan's Island