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  conflict Battle of Rhode Island
  partof American Revolutionary War
  date August 29 1778
  place Aquidneck Island , Rhode Island
  result Tactical impasse Americans failed their strategic objective
  combatant2 British
  combatant1 United States
  commander2 Robert Pigot
  commander1 John Sullivan
  strength2 7,139
  strength1 10,100
  casualties2 38 killed, 210 wounded, 12 missing
  casualties1 30 killed, 137 wounded, 44 missing