First Battle of Cambridge

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cambridge_Common
gptkbp:activities American report
British Army report
gptkbp:aftermath Continued British occupation of Boston
gptkbp:casualties American: 140
British: 226
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:American_colonial_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Israel_Putnam
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkbp:date June 17, 1775
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Boston
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Cambridge_Common
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the early stages of the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated colonial resolve
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Battle of Cambridge
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Lexington_and_Concord
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
Previous skirmishes in Massachusetts
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Massachusetts_militia
gptkb:Connecticut_militia
gptkb:British_47th_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkb:British_52nd_Regiment_of_Foot
gptkb:New_Hampshire_militia
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:legacy Commemoration in local history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Gage
gptkbp:outcome American forces retreated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Saratoga
gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle in the Siege of Boston
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Boston
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers