Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill

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The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill (The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hobkirk Hill ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
campaign Greene’s 1781 Southern campaign ⓘ
casualties significant British casualties ⓘ
commander Francis Rawdon ⓘ
Lord Rawdon ⓘ
Nathanael Greene ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1781-04-25 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Eutaw Springs ⓘ
Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ
forceType British regulars ⓘ
regular Continental troops ⓘ
GreeneRank Major General ⓘ
Greene’sObjective to threaten and isolate the British garrison at Camden ⓘ
involvedBranch British Army infantry ⓘ
Continental Army infantry ⓘ
linked to: Continental Army
location Kershaw County, South Carolina ⓘ
near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ
near Camden ⓘ
outcomeDetail British forces held the field ⓘ
Continental forces were repulsed ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ
RawdonRank Lord and British commander at Camden ⓘ
Rawdon’sObjective to attack and disperse Greene’s army ⓘ
region backcountry South Carolina ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
state South Carolina ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to continued British attrition in the Southern colonies ⓘ
did not break Greene’s campaign in the South ⓘ
tacticalNature frontal engagement on elevated ground ⓘ
terrain hilltop position ⓘ
year 1781 ⓘ

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Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Hobkirk Hill ⓘ
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British Army under Cornwallis → notableEngagement → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
Siege of Ninety Six → precededBy → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
Camden, South Carolina → siteOf → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of Hobkirk's Hill ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
Siege of Star Fort → precededBy → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ
6th Maryland Regiment → engagedInBattle → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ