Battle of the Long Island

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Long_Island

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Battle_of_Brooklyn
gptkbp:casualties	British: ~377 American: ~2,000
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Israel_Putnam gptkb:William_Howe gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkbp:date	August 27, 1776
gptkbp:followedBy	British occupation of New York City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of the Long Island
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Continental_Army Hessian auxiliaries
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Long_Island,_New_York
gptkbp:mapType	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Battle_of_Long_Island_1776.png
gptkbp:notableEvent	Washington's nighttime retreat across the East River
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:powers	American: ~10,000 British: ~20,000
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Siege_of_Boston
gptkbp:result	British victory
gptkbp:significance	largest battle of the American Revolutionary War first major battle after the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:theatreWork	New York and New Jersey campaign
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Long_Island_Flats
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7