Battle of Brier Creek

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The Battle of Brier Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental army, helping to reassert British control over the state.

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Battle of Brier Creek canonical 2

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instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Briar Creek ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign British campaign to secure the Southern colonies ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Loyalist militia ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
commander Archibald Campbell ⓘ
John Ashe ⓘ
Mark Prevost ⓘ
Samuel Elbert ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States (present-day) ⓘ
date 1779-03-03 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Savannah ⓘ
hasCasualties American casualties significantly higher than British casualties ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
location Burke County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
near Brier Creek ⓘ
notableFor restoration of British authority in Georgia ⓘ
surprise British attack on American camp ⓘ
outcomeDetail Continental forces routed ⓘ
heavy American casualties ⓘ
many American prisoners taken ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Kettle Creek ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
river Brier Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
stateDuringWar Province of Georgia ⓘ
strategicEffect reasserted British control over Georgia ⓘ
weakened Continental presence in Georgia ⓘ
theater North American theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1779 ⓘ

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British capture of Savannah → relatedTo → Battle of Brier Creek ⓘ
Battle of Briar Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Brier Creek ⓘ