Battle of Short Hills

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report British Army report
Continental Army report
gptkbp:aftermath Continued British control in New Jersey
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkbp:commemorated_by Reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:coordinates 40.6333° N, 74.4333° W
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced local history
gptkbp:date June 26, 1777
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:fought_against June 26, 1777 and June 26, 1777
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Philadelphia campaign
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced subsequent military strategies
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated British tactical advantages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Short Hills
gptkbp:involved_forces Approximately 10,000 British troops
Approximately 5,000 Continental troops
gptkbp:legacy Study in military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Short_Hills_(1777)
gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Nathaniel_Greene
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Joseph_Warren
gptkb:Count_Casimir_Pulaski
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Anthony_Wayne
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:Ethan_Allen
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:William_Prescott
gptkb:Thomas_Mifflin
gptkb:Israel_Putnam
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkb:Richard_Montgomery
gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkb:James_Wolfe
gptkb:Thaddeus_Kosciuszko
gptkb:Baron_von_Steuben
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkbp:primary_source Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:recognition Part of New Jersey's historical sites
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic maneuvering in New Jersey
gptkbp:strategic_goals British maintained control of New Jersey
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain Wooded area
gptkbp:type skirmish
gptkbp:weather_conditions Clear skies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Raritan_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5