Capture of Fort Cahokia

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkbp:aftermath Expansion of American territory
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkbp:date 1778
June 1778
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:John_Montgomery
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Lord_Germain
gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:John_A._Sullivan
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Jay
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Henry_Hamilton
gptkb:Daniel_Boone
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:William_H._Harrison
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:Ethan_Allen
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkb:Richard_Montgomery
gptkb:Nathanael_Greene
gptkbp:historical_impact Boosted American morale
Influenced future military strategies
Increased tensions with Native Americans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Fort Cahokia
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Native_American_tribe
Virginia militia
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_forces
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Cahokia
gptkbp:military_strategy Coordination with local militias
Surprise attack
Use of local knowledge
gptkbp:outcome American victory
gptkbp:part_of Illinois Campaign
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Cahokia
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Capture_of_Fort_Vincennes
gptkb:Battle_of_Kaskaskia
gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Detroit
gptkbp:resulted_in British surrender
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control over the Northwest Territory
gptkbp:successor Battle of Cahokia
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_operation