Battle of Kettle Creek

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The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement ⓘ
approximateStrength Loyalist force about 600–800 men ⓘ
Patriot force about 340 men ⓘ
belligerentSide Loyalist side commanded by James Boyd ⓘ
Patriot side commanded by Andrew Pickens, Elijah Clarke, and John Dooly ⓘ
campaign British Southern strategy during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses Loyalist casualties heavy ⓘ
Patriot casualties relatively light ⓘ
combatant Loyalist militia ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
commander Andrew Pickens ⓘ
Elijah Clarke ⓘ
James Boyd ⓘ
John Dooly ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1779-02-14 ⓘ
endDate 1779-02-14 ⓘ
hasMemorial Kettle Creek Battlefield historic site ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involved backcountry Loyalists ⓘ
frontier Patriot militia ⓘ
location Wilkes County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Washington, Georgia ⓘ
militaryTheater Southern colonies ⓘ
notableFor Patriot militia defeating a larger Loyalist force ⓘ
one of the most important Revolutionary War battles fought in Georgia ⓘ
opponent Patriot militia vs Loyalist militia ⓘ
outcomeDescription Patriot forces scattered the Loyalist column and captured many prisoners ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy British capture of Savannah ⓘ
primaryOpposingForceType Loyalist militia supporting Great Britain ⓘ
primarySupportingForceType Patriot militia supporting the American cause ⓘ
recognizedBy National Register of Historic Places listing of Kettle Creek Battlefield ⓘ
relatedEvent Siege of Savannah ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
river Kettle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1779-02-14 ⓘ
state Georgia ⓘ
strategicEffect boosted Patriot morale in the Southern theater ⓘ
disrupted Loyalist recruitment in the backcountry of Georgia and the Carolinas ⓘ
weakened British control in the Southern colonies ⓘ
year 1779 ⓘ

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