Statements (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical battle
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Continued_British_control_of_New_York_City
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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
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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
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gptkbp:house |
gptkb:Fort_Washington
Earthen_fort |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Fort Washington
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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
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gptkbp:outcome |
Surrender_of_American_forces
|
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Harlem_Heights
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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 |