Battle of Freeman's Farm
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The Battle of Freeman's Farm was the first major engagement of the 1777 Saratoga campaign in the American Revolutionary War, where American forces checked a British advance in upstate New York.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Freeman's Farm canonical | 4 |
| First Battle of Saratoga | 3 |
| First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm) | 2 |
| Freeman’s Farm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Freeman's Farm Context triple: [Saratoga campaign, hasPart, Battle of Freeman's Farm]
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Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
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Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where George Washington’s Continental Army defeated British forces, boosting Patriot morale and solidifying the momentum gained after Trenton.
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Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.
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Battle of Assunpink Creek
The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.
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Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement on northern Manhattan in which George Washington’s forces repelled British troops, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Freeman's Farm Target entity description: The Battle of Freeman's Farm was the first major engagement of the 1777 Saratoga campaign in the American Revolutionary War, where American forces checked a British advance in upstate New York.
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A.
Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
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B.
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where George Washington’s Continental Army defeated British forces, boosting Patriot morale and solidifying the momentum gained after Trenton.
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C.
Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.
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Battle of Assunpink Creek
The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.
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E.
Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle of Harlem Heights was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement on northern Manhattan in which George Washington’s forces repelled British troops, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Freeman's Farm
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Saratoga
|
| AmericanCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 300 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| AmericanForcesStrength | approximately 7,000–8,000 troops ⓘ |
| AmericanUnitInvolved |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Morgan's Rifle Corps ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great Britain ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
surface form:
Hesse-Hanau
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| BritishCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 600 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| BritishForcesStrength | approximately 6,000–7,000 troops ⓘ |
| BritishUnitInvolved |
British regular infantry
ⓘ
Brunswick Army ⓘ
surface form:
Brunswick troops
Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ |
| campaign | Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
Benedict Arnold
ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ Friedrich Adolf Riedesel ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich Riedesel
Horatio Gates ⓘ John Burgoyne ⓘ Simon Fraser ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 19, 1777 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British America ⓘ |
| location |
Saratoga Battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Freeman's Farm, New York
near Saratoga, New York ⓘ |
| partOf | Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | British capture of Fort Ticonderoga ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | British attempt to break American defensive line at Bemis Heights ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Saratoga campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
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| result |
strategic American advantage
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to eventual British surrender at Saratoga
ⓘ
first major engagement of the Saratoga campaign ⓘ helped halt British advance in upstate New York ⓘ |
| strategicGoalOfBritain | to secure control of the Hudson River Valley ⓘ |
| strategicGoalOfUnitedStates | to block Burgoyne's advance toward Albany ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
American riflemen skirmishing
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intense musketry and artillery duel ⓘ |
| terrain |
fields and clearings around Freeman's Farm
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wooded farmland ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Freeman's Farm Description of subject: The Battle of Freeman's Farm was the first major engagement of the 1777 Saratoga campaign in the American Revolutionary War, where American forces checked a British advance in upstate New York.
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