The Battle of Brooklyn

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Battle_of_Brooklyn

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkbp:casualties	Great Britain: about 64 killed, 293 wounded United States: about 300 killed, 650 wounded, 1,100 captured
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:William_Howe
gptkbp:date	August 27, 1776
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Harlem_Heights
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Long_Island
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first major battle after the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Continental_Army gptkb:Hessian_mercenaries
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:notableEvent	Washington's retreat across the East River
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Siege_of_Boston
gptkbp:result	British victory
gptkbp:significance	largest battle of the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ward_Shelley
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Battle of Brooklyn