Battle of Pell's Point
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The Battle of Pell's Point was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces conducted a delaying action against British troops advancing on New York, helping George Washington's army avoid encirclement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Pell's Point canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Pelham
ⓘ
Battle of Pelham Bay ⓘ |
| AmericanCasualties | relatively light ⓘ |
| AmericanUnit |
14th Continental Regiment
ⓘ
Marblehead Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
Glover's Marblehead Regiment
|
| belligerent |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| BritishCasualties | significantly higher than American casualties ⓘ |
| BritishUnit |
British light infantry
ⓘ
Hessian jägers ⓘ |
| campaignGoal | British attempt to outflank Washington's army ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
about 750 American troops
ⓘ
several thousand British and Hessian troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
Johann Rall ⓘ John Glover ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
surface form:
Sir William Howe
|
| commemoratedBy | historical markers in Pelham, New York ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (present-day)
|
| date | October 18, 1776 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of White Plains ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | George Washington ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Province of New York ⓘ |
| location |
Throckmorton’s Neck
ⓘ
surface form:
Pell's Point
Westchester County, New York ⓘ near Pelham, New York ⓘ |
| objective | delay British advance toward American positions ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York and New Jersey campaign
ⓘ
New York campaign of 1776 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ |
| result |
strategic American success
ⓘ
tactical British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to preservation of the main Continental Army
ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of American defensive tactics ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
enabled withdrawal of Continental Army from Harlem Heights
ⓘ
helped George Washington avoid encirclement ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ambush from stone walls
ⓘ
delaying action ⓘ fighting withdrawal ⓘ |
| terrain | stone walls and wooded ground ⓘ |
| year | 1776 ⓘ |
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