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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:British_occupation_of_New_York_City
Continental Army retreated to New Jersey
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gptkbp:american_disadvantage
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Lack of experience
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gptkbp:american_retreat
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Across the East River
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gptkbp:british_advantage
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Superior training and resources
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gptkbp:british_occupation
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Lasted until the end of the war
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 1,000
Approximately 400
Total casualties estimated at 2,000
Total casualties approximately 2,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_George_Washington
gptkb:General_William_Howe
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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In American history
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced American revolutionary sentiment
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gptkbp:date
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August 27, 1776
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains
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gptkbp:fought_against
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August 27 and September 15, 1776
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Examined for military strategy
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the larger struggle for independence.
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Part of the larger conflict between Britain and the American colonies
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Clinton
gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:James_Clinton
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Wythe
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Joseph_Reed
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:Thomas_Paine
gptkb:William_Paterson
gptkb:Daniel_Boone
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:John_Marshal
gptkb:William_Alexander
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Ethan_Allen
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:Charles_Carroll
gptkb:Thomas_Mifflin
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:Richard_Montgomery
gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkb:Philip_Schuyler
gptkb:Robert_Howe
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Set the stage for future battles in the Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Documented in various military archives
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major battle after the Declaration of Independence
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of New York
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:German_mercenaries
gptkb:Loyalist_forces
Naval engagements
Militia units
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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Importance of intelligence and reconnaissance
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gptkbp:military_unit
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Approximately 20,000 troops
Approximately 32,000 troops
Included Continental regulars and militia
Included Hessian troops
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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In the context of the Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:General_William_Howe
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gptkbp:outcome
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Loss for the Continental Army
Loss of New York City for the Continental Army
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic control of New York City
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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For the Continental Army
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Hudson River
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gptkbp:strategy
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Flanking maneuver by British forces
Defensive positions on high ground
Defend New York City
Use of naval superiority
British aimed to seize control of New York Harbor
Divide and conquer the colonies
To control the Atlantic coast
To maintain a foothold in New York
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gptkbp:strength
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Arrived from Britain
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuvers by British forces
Use of naval superiority by British
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Natasha_Romanoff
gptkb:War_Machine
gptkb:Wong
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:New_York_Giants
gptkb:The_Avengers
gptkb:Thor
gptkb:Avengers
gptkb:King_George_III
gptkb:Loki
gptkb:Jane_Foster
gptkb:New_York_Rangers
gptkb:Black_Widow
gptkb:Doctor_Strange
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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