defense of Fort Moultrie

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The defense of Fort Moultrie was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War battle in which American forces in a palmetto-log fort on Sullivan’s Island repelled a major British naval attack on Charleston, South Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Sullivan ⓘ
Battle of Sullivan’s Island ⓘ
associatedWith Moultrie Flag ⓘ
South Carolina state flag symbolism ⓘ
belligerentSide Patriot South Carolina forces ⓘ
Royal Navy squadron off Charleston ⓘ
combatant British Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy

Patriot forces ⓘ
commander Henry Clinton ⓘ
Sir Peter Parker ⓘ
William Moultrie ⓘ
commemoratedBy Fort Moultrie National Historical Park ⓘ
linked to: Fort Moultrie
commemoratedOn Carolina Day ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
date June 28, 1776 ⓘ
dayOfYear June 28 ⓘ
followedBy British shift of focus to the northern colonies ⓘ
fortificationMaterial palmetto logs ⓘ
sand ⓘ
hasPart British attempt to force Charleston harbor ⓘ
naval bombardment of Fort Moultrie ⓘ
historicalRegion Province of South Carolina ⓘ
location Charleston Harbor ⓘ
Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Charleston

Fort Moultrie ⓘ
Sullivan’s Island ⓘ
linked to: Sullivan's Island
militaryObjective British attempt to silence Fort Moultrie ⓘ
defend Charleston from seaborne attack ⓘ
notableFeature palmetto-log fort absorbed British cannon fire ⓘ
notableParticipant Sergeant William Jasper ⓘ
opponent Great Britain ⓘ
partOf campaign for control of Charleston Harbor ⓘ
precededBy British decision to attack Charleston in early 1776 ⓘ
relatedPlace City of Charleston ⓘ
linked to: Charleston

Fort Sumter ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
British attack repelled ⓘ
significance demonstrated effectiveness of improvised American coastal defenses ⓘ
first major American victory in the South during the Revolutionary War ⓘ
strategicConsequence Charleston saved from capture in 1776 ⓘ
boost to Patriot morale ⓘ
delayed major British operations in the South ⓘ
symbolicOutcome elevation of the palmetto as a symbol of South Carolina ⓘ
theater Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1776 ⓘ

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William Jasper → notableEvent → defense of Fort Moultrie ⓘ
Robert Howe → participatedIn → Defense of Charleston (1776) ⓘ
linked to: defense of Fort Moultrie
Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) → strategicObjective → Defense of Charleston ⓘ
linked to: defense of Fort Moultrie