Battle of Rhode Island

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The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Rhode Island (The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.)

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Battle of Rhode Island canonical 12
Rhode Island campaign 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Quaker Hill ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Rhode Island campaign ⓘ
causeOf withdrawal of French fleet after storm damage and indecisive maneuvers ⓘ
combatant 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Rhode Island state troops ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
John Sullivan ⓘ
Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ
Robert Pigot ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
date August 29, 1778 ⓘ
effect strained early Franco-American military relations ⓘ
followedBy continued British occupation of Newport until 1779 ⓘ
front land and naval operations around Narragansett Bay ⓘ
hasSite Battle of Rhode Island Site (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) ⓘ
involved militia forces from New England ⓘ
location Aquidneck Island ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
memorial Battle of Rhode Island Monument in Portsmouth, Rhode Island ⓘ
navalAspect French fleet under d’Estaing confronted British fleet off Rhode Island ⓘ
notableFor one of the first major operations involving French forces allied with the Americans ⓘ
significant participation of African American soldiers in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
notableUnit 1st Rhode Island Regiment (including many Black soldiers) ⓘ
objective to dislodge British forces from Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
outcome British retained control of Newport ⓘ
partOf American–French cooperation in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy British occupation of Newport (1776) ⓘ
result strategic British victory ⓘ
tactical stalemate ⓘ
state Rhode Island ⓘ
theater Northern Theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1778 ⓘ

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Marquis de Lafayette → battle → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
Lafayette → participatedIn → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
Battle of Rhode Island → campaign → Rhode Island campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rhode Island
1st Rhode Island Regiment → engagedInBattle → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
1st Rhode Island Regiment → distinguishedAt → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
British occupation of Newport (1776) → relatedEvent → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
Battle of Rhode Island Monument → commemorates → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
Battle of Quaker Hill → partOf → Rhode Island campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Rhode Island
Battle of Quaker Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Continental Army generals
1st New Hampshire Regiment → engagement → Battle of Rhode Island ⓘ