Jamaica Pass

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Jamaica Pass is a strategic mountain pass in Brooklyn, New York, that played a key role in the British flanking maneuver during the 1776 Battle of Long Island in the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain pass
associatedWith American Revolutionary War defenses of Brooklyn
British Army
Continental Army
George Washington
William Howe
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy modern road network in Brooklyn
currentStatus no longer a distinct rural pass
urbanized area
elevationType low mountain pass
historicalEvent Battle of Long Island
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War
locatedIn Brooklyn
Long Island
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Queens–Brooklyn
surface form: Brooklyn-Queens border

Flatbush
surface form: Flatbush, Brooklyn

Jamaica, Queens
notableDate 1776
partOf Kings County
surface form: Kings County, New York
roleInEvent route used by British forces to outflank American positions
site of British flanking maneuver in Battle of Long Island
strategicImportance controlled access between western Long Island and eastern Long Island
key land route across central Long Island
usedFor military movement
overland travel

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