Battle of Paoli

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The Battle of Paoli was a 1777 nighttime surprise attack during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces routed Continental troops near Paoli, Pennsylvania, earning the nickname “Paoli Massacre.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Paoli Tavern ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paoli

Paoli Massacre ⓘ
AmericanCasualties significant ⓘ
AmericanCommander Brigadier General Anthony Wayne ⓘ
linked to: Anthony Wayne
AmericanCommanderRank Brigadier General ⓘ
AmericanForceType Continental Army division ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
BritishCasualties light ⓘ
BritishCommander Major General Charles Grey ⓘ
BritishCommanderRank Major General ⓘ
BritishForceType regular infantry and light infantry ⓘ
campaign British campaign to occupy Philadelphia in 1777 ⓘ
category Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ
Battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
cause British attempt to neutralize American forces threatening their supply lines ⓘ
commander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
Charles Grey ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments at Paoli Battlefield ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
date September 20–21, 1777 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Germantown ⓘ
legacy became a rallying cry for American troops ⓘ
location Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
near Paoli, Pennsylvania ⓘ
memorial Paoli Battlefield Historic Site ⓘ
memorialLocation Malvern, Pennsylvania ⓘ
nicknameOrigin called "Paoli Massacre" by Americans due to high number of American casualties and bayonet wounds ⓘ
notableFeature British troops ordered to remove flints from muskets and rely on bayonets ⓘ
objective British attempt to destroy or disperse Anthony Wayne’s division ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
strategicContext occurred during British advance to capture Philadelphia ⓘ
tacticsUsed bayonet charge ⓘ
night attack ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timeOfDay night ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Battle of Brandywine → followedBy → Battle of Paoli ⓘ
Battle of the Clouds → followedBy → Battle of Paoli ⓘ
Battle of Paoli → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Paoli Tavern ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paoli
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey → notableEvent → Night attack at Paoli during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paoli
Philadelphia campaign → hasPart → Battle of Paoli ⓘ
Paoli Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Paoli ⓘ
Paoli Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Paoli Massacre (Battle of Paoli) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Paoli
Charles Grey → participatedIn → Battle of Paoli ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Charles Grey