Battle of Fort Edward

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:British_troops
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened British position in the region
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties British casualties approximately 200
French casualties approximately 100
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Daniel_Webb
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:Marquis_de_Montcalm
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:date July 27, 1757
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_Edward
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ticonderoga
reinforcements arriving
gptkbp:fought_in British and French forces
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict between Britain and France in North America
gptkbp:historical_debate local Native American tribes
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 political considerations
logistics and supply lines
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting enemy operations
gaining territorial control
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high stakes
tactical maneuvers
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archive
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Native_American_tribe
artillery units
gptkbp:is_near gptkb:Fort_Edward,_New_York
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:North_American_theater_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
historical military studies
larger military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Edward,_New_York
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive positioning
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_William_Henry
gptkbp:notable_for leadership decisions
gptkbp:outcome Temporary halt to French advances
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_George
gptkbp:reports_to contemporary historians
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:resulted_in tactical stalemate
gptkbp:significance gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:battle
Strategic control of the Hudson River
control of Lake Champlain
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:battle
British colonial interests
Control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:takes_place_in 1757
gptkbp:was_marked_by heavy fighting
gptkbp:year 1757