Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:activities |
British Army report
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Continued British control of New York City
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
gptkb:Unknown
High for both sides |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Nathaniel_Greene
gptkb:General_George_Washington gptkb:General_William_Howe |
| gptkbp:conflict |
British consolidation of power
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced American military tactics
|
| gptkbp:date |
October 18, 1776
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington
|
| gptkbp:goal |
Disrupt American supply lines
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied by military historians
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the New York and New Jersey campaign
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Effectiveness of American leadership
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Chronicled in various historical texts
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Documented in military archives
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced subsequent battles in the region
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Part of the larger campaign for New York
Demonstrated British military superiority at the time. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Morrisania
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Displacement of local population
|
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Approximately 1,500 Continental troops
Approximately 3,000 British troops |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Local historical societies
|
| gptkbp:landscape |
Urban and wooded areas
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Part of American Revolutionary heritage
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Morrisania,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:military_branch |
Regulars and Loyalists
Continental Army units |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Concentration of forces
Conventional battle |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Harlem_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Kips_Bay Importance of terrain in battle planning |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Skirmishes between British and American forces
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Retreat of Continental forces
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Letters and diaries of participants
Books and articles on Revolutionary War |
| gptkbp:result |
British victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic position in New York
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
British control of New York City maintained
Control of the Bronx |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
|
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Clear skies
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British-held_New_York_City
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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