Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign

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British offensive military campaign

Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign was a major British offensive during the American Revolutionary War aimed at capturing the rebel capital of Philadelphia, culminating in several key battles and the city’s occupation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign canonical	2
British 1777 campaign to isolate New England	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British offensive ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
commandedByTitle	Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America ⓘ
endDate	1777-11 ⓘ
followedBy	British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: British evacuation of Philadelphia Monmouth campaign ⓘ
hasBattle	Battle of Brandywine ⓘ Battle of Cooch’s Bridge ⓘ Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ Battle of Germantown ⓘ Battle of Matson’s Ford ⓘ Battle of Paoli ⓘ Battle of Red Bank ⓘ Battle of White Marsh ⓘ Battle of the Clouds ⓘ
hasBelligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
hasCommander	Richard Howe ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
hasKeyLocation	Brandywine Creek ⓘ Chesapeake Bay ⓘ Delaware River ⓘ Fort Mercer ⓘ Fort Mifflin ⓘ Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Germantown Philadelphia ⓘ Schuylkill River ⓘ
hasLandingSite	Head of Elk ⓘ
hasObjective	capture of Philadelphia ⓘ
hasOpposingCommander	Anthony Wayne ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ
hasOutcome	British tactical victory ⓘ strategic setback for Britain ⓘ
hasStrategicEffect	diversion of British resources from Hudson River corridor ⓘ failure to support Burgoyne’s advance from Canada ⓘ
hasTheater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: Northern Theater of the American Revolutionary War
hasTransport	Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: Royal Navy fleet
leadsTo	Valley Forge winter encampment ⓘ surface form: Continental Army winter at Valley Forge
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
relatedTo	Saratoga campaign ⓘ
resultsIn	British occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
startDate	1777-07 ⓘ
takesPlaceIn	Delaware Valley ⓘ surface form: Delaware River region New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey Pennsylvania ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Brandywine → campaign → Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ

Battle of Oriskany → partOf → Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: British 1777 campaign to isolate New England

Battle of the Clouds → militaryCampaign → Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ