Battle of Fort Washington

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Fort Washington was a major American defeat during the Revolutionary War in November 1776, in which British and Hessian forces captured a key Patriot stronghold on the northern tip of Manhattan.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Fort Washington canonical	11
British forces at Fort Washington	1
Siege of Fort Washington	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T294568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Fort Washington
Context triple: [New York and New Jersey campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Fort Washington]

A. Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.
B. Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement on northern Manhattan in which George Washington’s forces repelled British troops, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.
C. Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a major early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, where British forces defeated George Washington’s Continental Army and gained control of New York City.
D. Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.
E. Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Fort Washington
Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Washington was a major American defeat during the Revolutionary War in November 1776, in which British and Hessian forces captured a key Patriot stronghold on the northern tip of Manhattan.

A. Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.
B. Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement on northern Manhattan in which George Washington’s forces repelled British troops, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.
C. Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a major early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, where British forces defeated George Washington’s Continental Army and gained control of New York City.
D. Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.
E. Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ surface form: Siege of Fort Washington
attackingCommander	Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualtiesAndLosses	American killed and wounded several hundred ⓘ
combatant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army garrison ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
commander	George Washington ⓘ Hugh Percy ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ Robert Magaw ⓘ Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date	November 16, 1776 ⓘ
defendingCommander	Robert Magaw ⓘ
followedBy	British capture of Fort Lee ⓘ
fortCaptured	Fort Washington Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Washington
geographicalContext	Inwood neighborhood ⓘ surface form: Harlem Heights area Hudson River ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to British control of New York City for remainder of war ⓘ led to large number of American prisoners of war ⓘ
location	Washington Heights ⓘ surface form: Fort Washington, Manhattan, New York northern tip of Manhattan Island ⓘ
memorial	Fort Washington Park ⓘ Plaques and markers in Washington Heights ⓘ
modernSite	Washington Heights ⓘ surface form: Washington Heights, Manhattan
notableFeature	capture of a key Patriot stronghold ⓘ major American defeat in early Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of White Plains ⓘ
prisonersTaken	about 2,800 Americans captured ⓘ
relatedEvent	retreat of Continental Army across New Jersey ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome	British gained control of northern Manhattan ⓘ loss of Fort Washington for the Americans ⓘ
strength	American garrison about 2,800–3,000 troops ⓘ British and Hessian forces about 8,000–13,000 troops ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Hessian auxiliaries → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → followedBy → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Battle of Fort Washington → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort Washington

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Otho Holland Williams → capturedAt → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

New York campaign of 1776 → hasPart → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

British capture of Fort Lee → relatedEvent → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Robert Magaw → surrenderedTo → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British forces at Fort Washington

Robert Magaw → event → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Margaret Corbin → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Margaret Corbin → woundedIn → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

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