Northern Department of the Continental Army

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field army command military command

The Northern Department of the Continental Army was a key American Revolutionary War command responsible for defending the northern frontier, including operations around Lake Champlain and the Saratoga campaign.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Northern Department of the Continental Army canonical	2
Continental Army Northern Department	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	field army command ⓘ military command ⓘ
allegiance	Continental Congress ⓘ
commandStructure	departmental system of the Continental Army ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolvedIn	1783 ⓘ
establishedIn	1775 ⓘ
garrison	Albany ⓘ surface form: Albany, New York
hasCommander	Arthur St. Clair ⓘ Benjamin Lincoln ⓘ Horatio Gates ⓘ John Stark ⓘ Philip Schuyler ⓘ
hasMainRole	defense of the northern frontier ⓘ operations around Lake Champlain ⓘ participation in the Saratoga campaign ⓘ
hasTypeOfUnit	artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ militia contingents ⓘ
historicalRegion	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
militaryBranch	Continental Army ⓘ
notableEngagement	Saratoga campaign ⓘ surface form: Battles of Saratoga Saratoga campaign ⓘ operations along Lake Champlain ⓘ operations around Fort Ticonderoga ⓘ
notableFor	checking British advances from Canada ⓘ role in the American victory at Saratoga ⓘ
opposedBy	British Army ⓘ British forces in Canada ⓘ Indigenous allies of the British ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ
partOf	Continental Army ⓘ
responsibleFor	defense of New York frontier ⓘ defense of approaches from Canada ⓘ security of the Hudson–Champlain corridor ⓘ
significance	helped secure French alliance through Saratoga victory ⓘ
subordinateTo	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ George Washington ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Hudson Valley ⓘ surface form: Hudson River Valley Lake Champlain Valley ⓘ surface form: Lake Champlain region New York ⓘ northern frontier of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
timePeriod	1775–1783 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Philip Schuyler → militaryUnit → Northern Department of the Continental Army ⓘ

Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery → servedInUnit → Northern Department of the Continental Army ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Montgomery

this entity surface form: Continental Army Northern Department

Thomas Conway → servedIn → Northern Department of the Continental Army ⓘ