Battle of Germantown

GPTKB entity

Properties (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continental Army regrouped
British_maintained_control_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:casualties British_Army:_approximately_500
Continental_Army:_approximately_1,000
gptkbp:celebrates educational programs
museums
monuments
historical markers
reenactments
gptkbp:climate foggy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkbp:date October 4, 1777
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of White Marsh
gptkbp:historicalPeriod boosted_British_morale
setback_for_Continental_Army
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced future military strategies
part of larger conflict for independence
demonstrated_challenges_of_the_Continental_Army
highlighted_British_tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Germantown
gptkbp:landscape urban area
gptkbp:location gptkb:Germantown,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:Anthony_Wayne
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Philadelphia_campaign
gptkbp:strategicGoals attempt_to_retake_Philadelphia
gptkbp:tactics surprise attack