Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Hobkirk Hill	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ surface form: Battle of Hobkirk Hill
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
campaign	Carolina campaign of 1780 ⓘ surface form: Greene’s 1781 Southern campaign
casualties	significant British casualties ⓘ
commander	Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ surface form: Francis Rawdon Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ surface form: Lord Rawdon Nathanael Greene ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1781-04-25 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Eutaw Springs ⓘ Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
forceType	British regulars ⓘ regular Continental troops ⓘ
GreeneRank	Major General ⓘ
Greene’sObjective	to threaten and isolate the British garrison at Camden ⓘ
involvedBranch	British Army Land Warfare Branch ⓘ surface form: British Army infantry Continental Army ⓘ surface form: Continental Army infantry
location	Kershaw County, South Carolina ⓘ near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ
near	Camden NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcomeDetail	British forces held the field ⓘ Continental forces were repulsed ⓘ
partOf	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ
RawdonRank	Lord and British commander at Camden ⓘ
Rawdon’sObjective	to attack and disperse Greene’s army ⓘ
region	backcountry South Carolina ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
state	South Carolina ⓘ
strategicEffect	contributed to continued British attrition in the Southern colonies ⓘ did not break Greene’s campaign in the South ⓘ
tacticalNature	frontal engagement on elevated ground ⓘ
terrain	hilltop position ⓘ
year	1781 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Hobkirk Hill

British Army under Cornwallis → notableEngagement → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ