Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution
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The Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution were thousands of American prisoners of war who died under brutal conditions aboard British prison ships in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution canonical | 2 |
| The British Prison Ship | 2 |
| prison ship martyrs | 1 |
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Target entity: Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution Context triple: [Fort Greene Park, commemorates, Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution]
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Old Ironsides
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Monody on Major André
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution Target entity description: The Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution were thousands of American prisoners of war who died under brutal conditions aboard British prison ships in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
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A.
Old Ironsides
"Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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B.
The Empire of Necessity
The Empire of Necessity is a historical nonfiction book by Greg Grandin that examines slavery, capitalism, and rebellion in the early 19th-century Atlantic world through the story behind Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno.”
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C.
The Diary of Samuel Sewall
The Diary of Samuel Sewall is a detailed personal journal by the colonial New England judge that offers a rare, firsthand account of daily life, religion, and major events such as the Salem witch trials in late 17th- and early 18th-century Massachusetts.
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D.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
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E.
Monody on Major André
Monody on Major André is an elegiac poem by Anna Seward that mourns the death of British officer Major John André during the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War prisoners of war
ⓘ
group of people ⓘ |
| approximate number of deaths |
more than 11,000
ⓘ
thousands ⓘ |
| associated with |
Brooklyn waterfront
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Navy Yard area
Wallabout Bay burial pits ⓘ |
| burial place |
Fort Greene Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
crypt beneath the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument ⓘ |
| cause of death |
disease
ⓘ
exposure ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ neglect ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| commemorated by |
Fort Greene Park
ⓘ
Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument ⓘ
surface form:
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
|
| commemorated in |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn, New York
|
| commemorative day | annual memorial ceremonies at Fort Greene Park ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| detained by |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Navy
|
| detention conditions |
lack of adequate food
ⓘ
lack of medical care ⓘ overcrowded prison ships ⓘ unsanitary conditions ⓘ |
| historical significance |
major loss of life for the American cause
ⓘ
symbol of British cruelty during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| located in the administrative territorial entity |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
New York City ⓘ |
| memorial architect | Stanford White ⓘ |
| memorial designer | Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| memorial sculptor |
Adolph A. Weinman
ⓘ
surface form:
Adolph Alexander Weinman
|
| memorial unveiled | 1908 ⓘ |
| notable prison ship |
HMS Falmouth
ⓘ
HMS Good Hope ⓘ HMS Hunter ⓘ HMS Jersey ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| opposed by | Loyalists ⓘ |
| participant in | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| place of detention |
New York Harbor
ⓘ
Wallabout Bay ⓘ off Brooklyn, New York ⓘ |
| remembered for |
high mortality rate on British prison ships
ⓘ
suffering under brutal conditions ⓘ |
| role | American patriots ⓘ |
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Subject: Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution Description of subject: The Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution were thousands of American prisoners of war who died under brutal conditions aboard British prison ships in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
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