Destruction of Fort Griswold
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:the_Battle_of_Groton_Heights
the_defense_of_New_London the_legacy_of_the_American_Revolution |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
annual events
historical markers |
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Colonel_William_Ledyard
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| gptkbp:depicts |
artworks
historical reenactments |
| gptkbp:enemy |
gptkb:Loyalist_forces
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| gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
local heritage preservation efforts
tourists and historians alike |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
educational tours.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Destruction of Fort Griswold
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| gptkbp:influenced |
local folklore
subsequent military strategies the political climate of the time |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:British_forces |
| gptkbp:is_a_site_for |
historical tourism
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| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
documentaries
local educational programs historical debate |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
local patriot morale
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| gptkbp:is_known_for |
local historians
the loss of life the bravery of its defenders the impact on local communities the strategic importance of the fort the valor of its defenders |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
the defense of coastal cities
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the narrative of colonial resistance
Connecticut's_Revolutionary_War_history the_British_campaign_in_New_London the_collective_memory_of_the_American_Revolution the_larger_conflict_of_the_American_Revolution the_narrative_of_American_independence |
| gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
historical societies
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| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
American_history_textbooks
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| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
military history courses
historical research papers |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
historical literature
historical forums historical analyses of the war |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
the study of military tactics
the_timeline_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War |
| gptkbp:led_to |
the fort's eventual reconstruction
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
increased tensions in the region
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Groton,_Connecticut
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| gptkbp:occursIn |
September 6, 1781
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| gptkbp:reportsTo |
contemporary newspapers
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
significant casualties
the fort's destruction |
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
military historians
Connecticut_history |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
American_resistance
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| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
British_naval_strategy
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