Battle of Fort Edward

GPTKB entity

Statements (82)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened British position in the region
gptkbp:casualties British casualties approximately 200
French casualties approximately 100
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Daniel_Webb
gptkb:Marquis_de_Montcalm
gptkbp:date July 27, 1757
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ticonderoga
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Fort_Edward
gptkbp:fought_against British and French forces
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict between Britain and France in North America
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future military engagements in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Edward
gptkbp:influenced_by logistics and supply lines
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Native_American_culture
artillery units
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting enemy operations
gaining territorial control
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
gptkbp:is_debated_in local Native American tribes
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkb:Archives
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:military_strategy
gptkb:historical_analysis
control of Lake Champlain
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Edward,_New_York
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Colonel_John_Lacey
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Donald
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Kenzie
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Mahon
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Tavish
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Vicar
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_William
gptkb:Colonel_John_Parker
gptkb:Colonel_John_Stanwix
gptkb:Colonel_William_Haviland
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Burgoyne
gptkb:Major_General_Jeffrey_Amherst
gptkb:General_James_Abercrombie
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Rae
gptkb:General_Louis-Joseph_de_Montcalm
gptkb:Colonel_John_Campbell
gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Nab
gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_Johnson
gptkb:Major_General_Edward_Braddock
gptkb:Colonel_John_Mc_Pherson
Colonel John Mc Kinstry
Colonel John Mc Zee
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive positioning
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_William_Henry
gptkbp:notable_for leadership decisions
gptkbp:occurred_near gptkb:Fort_Edward,_New_York
gptkbp:outcome Temporary halt to French advances
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_George
gptkbp:reported_by contemporary historians
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:resulted_in tactical stalemate
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Hudson River
gptkbp:strategic_goals yes
gptkbp:strategic_importance British colonial interests
Control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:takes_place_in 1757
gptkbp:was_characterized_by high stakes
tactical maneuvers
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ticonderoga
reinforcements arriving
gptkbp:was_influenced_by political considerations
gptkbp:was_marked_by heavy fighting
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:North_American_theater_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:military_history
historical military studies
larger military strategy
gptkbp:was_part_of_larger_campaign yes
gptkbp:year 1757
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4