Great Fire of 1776

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Lower_Manhattan
gptkbp:commemorates historical markers in New York City
gptkbp:consequence major part of city destroyed
increased tensions between British and American forces
gptkbp:date September 21, 1776
gptkbp:destroyedBy about 500 buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Fire of 1776
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_building_destroyed gptkb:Trinity_Church
St. Paul's Chapel (damaged but survived)
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:recordedAt contemporary newspapers
gptkbp:response British authorities
local residents
gptkbp:resultedIn homelessness for thousands
gptkbp:suspect British
Patriots
arson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Fire_of_1835
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7