Battle of Briar Creek
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The Battle of Briar Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental Army detachment, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Briar Creek canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Brier Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British forces
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Continental Army detachment ⓘ |
| BritishCasualties | low ⓘ |
| campaign | British campaign in the Southern colonies ⓘ |
| combatant |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Augustine Prevost
NERFINISHED
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John Ashe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Prevost NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Elbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1779-03-03 ⓘ |
| effect | helped reestablish British control over Georgia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1779-03-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geonamesClass | event ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
military history of Great Britain
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military history of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Age of Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British regulars
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Georgia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyalist militia ⓘ North Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Burke County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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near the Savannah River ⓘ |
| notableTactic | surprise flank march by British forces ⓘ |
| objective | to reassert British control over Georgia ⓘ |
| outcome | British forces routed a Continental Army detachment ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Briar Creek, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British capture of Savannah ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| river | Briar Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1779-03-03 ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
secured British hold on coastal Georgia
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weakened American position in the South ⓘ |
| theater | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| USCasualties | high ⓘ |
| year | 1779 ⓘ |
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