Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776)

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The Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) was an early American Revolutionary War victory in which colonial forces successfully defended Charleston Harbor against a major British naval and land assault, boosting Patriot morale and delaying British control of the South.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fort Sullivan ⓘ
associatedWith Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Charleston

South Carolina history ⓘ
belligerent Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
Province of South Carolina militia ⓘ
casualtiesSide British casualties significantly higher than Patriot casualties ⓘ
commander Henry Clinton ⓘ
Peter Parker ⓘ
linked to: Sir Peter Parker

William Moultrie ⓘ
commanderSide Henry Clinton – British ⓘ
Peter Parker – British ⓘ
William Moultrie – Patriot ⓘ
linked to: William Moultrie
commemoratedBy Monuments in South Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina state symbols referencing the palmetto tree ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date June 28, 1776 ⓘ
defenseType coastal fort defense ⓘ
defensiveWork Fort Sullivan ⓘ
effect Boosted Patriot morale ⓘ
Delayed British control of the South ⓘ
Encouraged support for the Patriot cause in South Carolina ⓘ
followedBy British shift of focus to Northern and Mid-Atlantic campaigns ⓘ
fortMaterial palmetto log fortifications ⓘ
location Charleston Harbor ⓘ
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Sullivan's Island
notableFeature Palmetto log walls absorbed British naval cannon fire ⓘ
notableIncident Sergeant William Jasper reportedly raised the fallen regimental flag under fire ⓘ
outcome British land assault failed to coordinate effectively ⓘ
British naval assault repulsed ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Early 1776 British planning for Southern campaign ⓘ
relatedEvent Siege of Charleston (1780) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Charleston
relatedPerson Sergeant William Jasper ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
significance Demonstrated effectiveness of American coastal defenses ⓘ
First major attempt by the British to capture Charleston in the Revolutionary War ⓘ
Important early Patriot victory in 1776 ⓘ
strategicObjective British attempt to capture Charleston ⓘ
Defense of Charleston ⓘ
symbolism Inspired use of the palmetto as a symbol of South Carolina ⓘ
tacticalType combined naval and land assault ⓘ
theater American Southern colonies ⓘ
linked to: Southern Colonies
year 1776 ⓘ

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History of Charleston, South Carolina → involvedInEvent → Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776) ⓘ
Sullivan's Island → wasSiteOf → Battle of Sullivan's Island ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776)
defense of Fort Moultrie → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sullivan’s Island ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776)
William Jasper Monument → commemorates → Battle of Sullivan's Island ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sullivan’s Island (1776)