Battle of Fort Washington

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Fort_Washington
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:casualties about 59 killed, 96 wounded, 2,837 captured
gptkbp:casualties_(British_and_Hessian) about 84 killed, 374 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Howe
gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkb:Robert_Magaw
gptkbp:date November 16, 1776
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Lee
gptkbp:fortification gptkb:Fort_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Washington
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Knyphausen
gptkb:Johann_Rall
gptkb:Lord_Hugh_Percy
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkb:Hessian_troops
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance last American position on Manhattan Island lost to British
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Tryon_Park
gptkb:Washington_Heights
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5