Battle of Cape Fear River

The Battle of Cape Fear River, also known as the Battle of the Sandbars, was fought in September 1718 between two sloops from the Province of South Carolina led by William Rhett and a group of pirate ships under the command of Stede Bonnet. Rhett's sloops defeated the pirates in the Cape Fear River estuary which led to Bonnet's eventual execution by hanging in Charleston, South Carolina.

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1718  Wikidata
Battle of the Sandbars
naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, 

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Location: 33.8856, -78.0128, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1718 Battle of Cape Fear River

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1864 First Battle of Fort Fisher

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1865 Second Battle of Fort Fisher

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1718	Battle of Cape Fear River	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	First Battle of Fort Fisher	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Second Battle of Fort Fisher	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Iron Age	steamship	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Anderson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Caswell	artillery fort, unincorporated community in the United States	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Caswell Historic District	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Fisher State Historic Site	historic site, fort, park	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Johnston	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		North Carolina Baptist Assembly	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Fisher	fort	Wikidata