British occupation of Philadelphia

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campaign of the American Revolutionary War military occupation

The British occupation of Philadelphia was a key Revolutionary War campaign (1777–1778) in which British forces seized and held the American capital, prompting Washington’s army to withdraw to Valley Forge and reshaping the political and military landscape of the conflict.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Philadelphia campaign	9
British evacuation of Philadelphia	4
British occupation of Philadelphia canonical	2
British capture of Philadelphia	1
occupation of Philadelphia	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
associatedWith	Delaware River naval operations ⓘ Fort Mercer ⓘ Fort Mifflin ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
capitalOfInvolvedEntity	Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia was the capital of the United States at the time
commander	George Washington ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateCaptured	1777-09-26 ⓘ
dateEvacuated	1778-06-18 ⓘ
effect	Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge ⓘ Continental Congress fled Philadelphia ⓘ Increased hardship for Philadelphia civilians ⓘ Strengthening of Continental Army discipline and training at Valley Forge ⓘ
endTime	1778 ⓘ
followedBy	British occupation of Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British evacuation of Philadelphia New Jersey campaign of 1778 ⓘ surface form: New York and New Jersey campaign of 1778
garrisonLocation	Delaware River defenses ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia city proper
hasCause	British attempt to capture the American capital ⓘ
historicalRegion	Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ
impact	Helped lead to French alliance with the United States ⓘ
influenced	French perception of the war ⓘ
influencedBy	British victory at the Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
location	Philadelphia ⓘ
notableCommander	Benedict Arnold ⓘ surface form: Benedict Arnold (as American general opposing the British early in the campaign) Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
occupyingForce	British Army ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
opponent	Continental Army ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
partOf	British occupation of Philadelphia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia campaign
precededBy	Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
relatedTo	Saratoga campaign ⓘ
result	British capture and occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Brandywine ⓘ Battle of Germantown ⓘ Battle of White Marsh ⓘ Valley Forge winter encampment ⓘ surface form: Continental Army winter at Valley Forge
startTime	1777 ⓘ
strategicObjective	Disrupt Continental Congress ⓘ Undermine Patriot morale ⓘ
theaterOfWar	Middle Colonies theater ⓘ
timePeriod	American Revolutionary era ⓘ