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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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American retreat to Manhattan
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gptkbp:casualties
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American: 1,000
British: 400
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_George_Washington
gptkb:General_William_Howe
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gptkbp:date
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August 27, 1776
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gptkbp:fought_against
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gptkb:Upper_New_York_Bay
gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkb:Jamaica_Bay
gptkb:New_York_Harbor
gptkb:Brooklyn_Heights
gptkb:Staten_Island
gptkb:island
gptkb:Long_Island_Sound
gptkb:Prospect_Park
gptkb:Flatbush_Avenue
gptkb:Old_Stone_House
gptkb:East_River
gptkb:Lower_New_York_Bay
gptkb:Vechte-Cortelyou_House
gptkb:Rockaway_Inlet
gptkb:battle
Raritan Bay
Sandy Hook Bay
Nostrand Avenue
Gowanus Bay
Kings Highway
Brooklyn waterfront
East River waterfront
August 27 and August 30, 1776
Gowanus Creek
New Jersey coast
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the New York and New Jersey campaign
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Boosted British morale
Diminished American confidence
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of Long Island
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Hessian_troops
militia units
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gptkbp:known_as
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gptkb:Battle_of_Brooklyn
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Long_Island,_New_York
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gptkbp:outcome
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Loss of New York City for Americans
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First major battle after the Declaration of Independence
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gptkbp:strategy
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Flanking maneuver by British forces
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gptkbp:tactics
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Use of naval support by British
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Trumbull
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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