Siege of Ninety Six

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The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Star Fort ⓘ
attackingForceCommander Nathanael Greene ⓘ
belligerent British forces ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
campaign Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
combatant Continental Army ⓘ
Loyalist militia ⓘ
South Carolina militia ⓘ
commander Francis Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date May 22, 1781 – June 18, 1781 ⓘ
endDate June 18, 1781 ⓘ
followedBy British evacuation of backcountry posts in South Carolina ⓘ
fortification Star Fort at Ninety Six ⓘ
earthen defensive works ⓘ
garrisonCommander John Cruger ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnit Continental Line regiments ⓘ
Loyalist provincial regiments ⓘ
Patriot militia units ⓘ
locationNow Greenwood County, South Carolina ⓘ
modernCountry United States of America ⓘ
notableFeature Star-shaped earthen fort defended by Loyalists ⓘ
longest field siege of the Southern campaign ⓘ
objective break British control in South Carolina backcountry ⓘ
capture the British post at Ninety Six ⓘ
outcomeConsequence British later abandoned Ninety Six as part of strategic withdrawal ⓘ
Patriots failed to capture the post ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
place Ninety Six, South Carolina ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
reliefForceCommander Francis Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
siteDesignation Ninety Six National Historic Site ⓘ
startDate May 22, 1781 ⓘ
strategicImportance key British stronghold in South Carolina backcountry ⓘ
strength approximately 1,000 Patriot troops ⓘ
approximately 550–600 Loyalist defenders ⓘ
theater Southern theater of operations ⓘ
usedTactic approach trenches ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ
assault on fortifications ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ

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Andrew Pickens → participatedIn → Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → followedBy → Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
John Cruger → participatedIn → Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
subject linked to: Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger
John Cruger → defendedAgainst → Continental forces at Ninety Six ⓘ
subject linked to: Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger
linked to: Siege of Ninety Six
Star Fort at Ninety Six → notableEvent → Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ninety Six
Ninety Six National Historic Site → hasEvent → Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ninety Six
Ninety Six National Historic Site → significantFor → 1781 siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ninety Six
Siege of Star Fort → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
Patriots failed to capture the post → refersTo → Siege of Ninety-Six ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ninety Six
Siege of Augusta (1781) → relatedEvent → Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Group → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Ninety Six ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Ninety Six