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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Pass canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.