Battle of Fort Washington

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continued_British_control_of_New_York_City
gptkbp:casualties British:_500
American:_3,000
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Heath
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:William_Howe
Approximately 8,000
gptkbp:date 1776
November 16, 1776
gptkbp:defeated Unconditional surrender
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Fort Lee
gptkbp:historical_analysis Impact on subsequent battles
Significant_loss_for_Continental_Army
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the war
Demonstrated_British_military_strength
Led_to_changes_in_American_military_strategy
Highlighted_American_weaknesses
Influenced_French_support_for_America
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_New_York_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Reports and letters
gptkbp:house gptkb:Fort_Washington
Earthen_fort
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Washington
gptkbp:impact Boosted_British_morale
Diminished_American_confidence
gptkbp:involved Approximately 3,000
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_American_Revolutionary_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Washington,_New_York
gptkbp:outcome Surrender_of_American_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Harlem_Heights
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
Battle of Princeton
Battle of White Plains
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Loss_of_Fort_Washington
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Hudson_River
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
High ground
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
Artillery bombardment
American_forces