The Battle of Brooklyn

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Battle_of_Brooklyn
GPTKB entity
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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Brooklyn
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