Penobscot Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath increased_tensions_in_New_England
gptkbp:casualties significant_losses_for_American_forces
gptkbp:celebrates historical markers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Solomon_Lovell
gptkbp:contributedTo American_naval_tradition
gptkbp:culturalHeritage educational programs
historical societies
historical fiction
books and documentaries
museum exhibits
public lectures
gptkbp:date 1779
gptkbp:depictedIn historical reenactments
gptkbp:duration several weeks
gptkbp:historical_analysis often_viewed_as_a_failure_for_the_American_side
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_American_colonists_and_British_Empire
gptkbp:historicalImpact demonstrated challenges of coordinating land and naval operations
gptkbp:historicalPeriod interpretations of military strategy
effectiveness of leadership
lessons learned for future campaigns
impact of geography on outcomes
role of local politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Penobscot Expedition
gptkbp:influenced naval tactics in subsequent conflicts
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Massachusetts_militia
gptkb:Continental_Navy
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkb:Massachusetts_Navy
French_naval_support
local_Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Commodore_Dudley_Saltonstall
gptkb:Colonel_Paul_Revere
gptkb:General_Francis_McLean
gptkbp:outcome British_victory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:primaryMission letters and reports from participants
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Castine
Siege of Penobscot
gptkbp:research military history courses
gptkbp:resultedIn evacuation_of_American_forces
gptkbp:significance largest_naval_engagement_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War_in_the_North
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of shipping routes
capture_British-held_Penobscot_Bay
gptkbp:targets gptkb:British_forces