Capture of Fort Sackville

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_American_control_in_the_Northwest_Territory
gptkbp:alliance Siege
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers and reenactments
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkb:Henry_Hamilton
gptkbp:community_impact Increased_American_settlement_in_the_area
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Celebrated in local festivals.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration_for_American_frontier_folklore
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Mentioned in literature and films
gptkbp:date February 25, 1779
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:educational_programs Available in history textbooks
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Around 170 American troops
gptkbp:flavorProfile Diminished after the loss
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historical_significance Studied in military strategy courses
Demonstrated the effectiveness of frontier warfare
Symbol_of_American_resilience
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_British_and_American_forces
gptkbp:historicalRecords Part of the Clark Expedition
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Military records and letters
gptkbp:house Wooden_fort
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Fort Sackville
gptkbp:influence Influenced_U.S.-Canada_relations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Historical accounts by later historians
Clark's_memoirs
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military campaigns in the region
Conducted annually by local groups
Fort_site_preserved_as_a_historical_park
gptkbp:location Fort_Sackville,_Indiana
gptkbp:militaryRank Militia and volunteers
Regulars and militia
Around_50_British_troops
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:outcome Loss of strategic position
Gained_control_of_Fort_Sackville
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Virginia_militia
gptkbp:postWarCareer Boosted after the victory
gptkbp:purpose Defense_against_Native_American_attacks
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Kaskaskia
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Native_American_allies_of_the_British
gptkbp:result American_victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Wabash_River
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Detroit
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attack
Control of the Northwest Territory
Deception and surprise
Expand territorial claims