Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Strengthened_American_morale
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Low
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:West_Point_Military_Academy
Annual events celebrating the battle Memorials to soldiers involved Historical_markers_in_New_York Books_and_articles_on_Revolutionary_War_history |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Clinton |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Commemorated in local history
Subject of historical reenactments Inspiration for military strategy studies Referenced_in_American_history_education Featured_in_documentaries_about_the_Revolutionary_War |
| gptkbp:date |
October 1776
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Fort Clinton
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_larger_campaign_for_control_of_the_Hudson_River_Valley
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Key_to_American_defense_strategy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of West Point
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Logistics and supply issues of the time
British_military_tactics French_military_support Previous_battles_in_the_Revolutionary_War American_guerrilla_warfare_tactics |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Continental_Line
gptkb:New_York_Militia gptkb:Highland_Regiment |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military fortifications
Symbol_of_American_resilience |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:West_Point,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Use of terrain to advantage
Coordination between land and naval forces Fortification of key locations |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:John_Sullivan
gptkb:William_Heath gptkb:James_Clinton gptkb:Benedict_Arnold |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Secured_American_control_of_West_Point
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Fort Montgomery
|
| gptkbp:result |
American_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_control_of_the_Hudson_River
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Prevented_British_from_splitting_the_colonies
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Defensive fortifications
|