Hancock House Massacre

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:casualties about 20 killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_John_Graves_Simcoe
gptkbp:date March 21, 1778
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hancock House Massacre
gptkbp:location Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hancock_House
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:British_forces
Loyalist troops
gptkbp:purpose punitive raid against local militia
gptkbp:result British/Loyalist victory
gptkbp:significance noted for brutality and surprise attack
gptkbp:target Hancock family home
gptkbp:victim Patriot militia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hancock's_Bridge_Massacre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7