Statements (129)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Strengthened American control in the region
Strengthened American defenses |
| gptkbp:american_defense |
Successful defense
|
| gptkbp:american_defense_tactics |
Counter-siege measures
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| gptkbp:american_fort |
One of the key forts in the war
|
| gptkbp:american_plan |
Reinforce the fort
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| gptkbp:british_plan |
Cut off American reinforcements
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| gptkbp:british_siege |
Failed siege
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| gptkbp:british_siege_tactics |
Surrounding the fort
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Higher for British
American casualties were low British casualties were higher Low for Americans |
| gptkbp:challenges |
British commanders
|
| gptkbp:combat_history |
Part of military history of the U. S.
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Barry_St._Leger
gptkb:Colonel_Peter_Gansevoort gptkb:Gansevoort gptkb:Brigadier_General_Barry_St._Leger |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Annual reenactments
Memorials exist today |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Part of local heritage
Symbol of frontier defense |
| gptkbp:date |
August 1777
August 2, 1777 |
| gptkbp:defense |
Militia forces
|
| gptkbp:duration |
21 days
|
| gptkbp:educational_programs |
Offered at the national monument
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| gptkbp:educational_value |
Taught in U. S. history classes
|
| gptkbp:ended |
August 22, 1777
|
| gptkbp:events |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
|
| gptkbp:featured_in |
skirmishes
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| gptkbp:fort's_design |
Star fort design
|
| gptkbp:fort's_purpose |
Defense against French and Indian attacks
|
| gptkbp:fortifications |
gptkb:Fort_Stanwix
Star fort Built in the 18th century Built in 1758 |
| gptkbp:fought_against |
control of the fort
|
| gptkbp:has_tradition |
Retreat after failed siege
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Analyzed by historians
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Saratoga campaign
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Key event in 1777
|
| gptkbp:historical_figures |
Documented in military records
Described in letters and diaries |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced later battles
|
| gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:historical_research |
Ongoing studies and publications
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Boosted American morale
Prevented British control of the Mohawk Valley |
| gptkbp:historical_site |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Designated as a historic site |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Fort Stanwix
|
| gptkbp:impact_on_the_war |
Delayed British plans
Contributed to American victories |
| gptkbp:interpretive_exhibits |
Showcase the battle's history
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:fortification
gptkb:Union_Army |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_records
contemporary historians |
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
Located at a key junction
|
| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
American morale
the context of the war |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of American resilience
|
| gptkbp:local_history |
Part of Rome, New York's heritage
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_Stanwix
Fort Stanwix, New York |
| gptkbp:material |
Available in archives
|
| gptkbp:military_engagement |
gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Stanwix
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
Defensive operations Studied in military academies |
| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:New_York_militia
gptkb:Native_American_culture Regular troops Continental troops |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Saratoga
gptkb:Battle_of_Oriskany |
| gptkbp:notable_commanders |
gptkb:St._Leger
|
| gptkbp:notable_mission |
Influenced future military strategies.
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Prevented British advance
Boosted morale for American forces |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Books written about the battle
Documents exist from the period |
| gptkbp:result |
American victory
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
British withdrawal
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| gptkbp:significance |
strategic control of the Mohawk Valley
Strategic defense of the Mohawk Valley Strategic fortification |
| gptkbp:strategy |
Defend the fort
Hold the fort Capture the fort Fortification of the fort Attempted to isolate American forces. |
| gptkbp:strength |
Received from the Continental Congress
Arrived during siege |
| gptkbp:supply_chain |
British supply line threatened
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkb:Yes Defensive fortifications |
| gptkbp:takes_place_in |
1777
|
| gptkbp:tourism |
Attracts visitors today
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| gptkbp:tourist_attraction |
gptkb:Fort_Stanwix_National_Monument
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| gptkbp:was_affecting |
gptkb:military_logistics
British colonial policy local populations supply lines the outcome of the war British military strategy British colonial interests future military engagements the balance of power in the region British military reputation British supply routes British strategy in the region British troop morale the course of the campaign |
| gptkbp:was_followed_by |
subsequent military actions
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
local geography
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| gptkbp:was_part_of |
campaigns in New York
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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