British occupation of New York City

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event in the American Revolutionary War military occupation

The British occupation of New York City was a prolonged period during the American Revolutionary War when British forces controlled the city, using it as a major military and political base from 1776 until their withdrawal in 1783.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
British capture of Manhattan	1
British evacuation on Evacuation Day	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
administrativeCenterFor	British colonial authorities in New York ⓘ surface form: British military government in New York
affects	civilian population of New York City ⓘ trade in New York Harbor ⓘ
capitalFor	British command in North America ⓘ
commander	Guy Carleton ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endDate	1783-11-25 ⓘ
followed	Patriot control of New York City ⓘ
followedBy	Evacuation Day ⓘ return of American control of New York City ⓘ
hasCause	Battle of Long Island ⓘ Battle of White Plains ⓘ British occupation of New York City self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British capture of Manhattan British victory in the New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
location	New York City ⓘ
occupyingForce	British Army ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
opposedBy	Continental Army ⓘ Patriot militias ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
result	continued British control of a major American port until 1783 ⓘ large loyalist presence in New York City ⓘ postwar loyalist evacuation to other British territories ⓘ severe hardship for Patriot prisoners of war ⓘ
significantEvent	British occupation of New York City self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British evacuation on Evacuation Day Great Fire of New York (1776) ⓘ intelligence activities involving Benedict Arnold ⓘ loyalist resettlement ⓘ operations against the Hudson River Valley ⓘ use of prison ships in Wallabout Bay ⓘ
startDate	1776-09-15 ⓘ
strategicImportance	base for operations against New England ⓘ base for operations against the Middle Colonies ⓘ control of Hudson River communications ⓘ control of New York Harbor ⓘ
timePeriod	1770s ⓘ 1780s ⓘ
usedFor	intelligence operations ⓘ loyalist refuge ⓘ military base ⓘ naval base ⓘ political headquarters ⓘ prisoner of war detention ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

British occupation of New York City → hasCause → British occupation of New York City self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British capture of Manhattan

New York and New Jersey campaign → result → British occupation of New York City ⓘ

British occupation of New York City → significantEvent → British occupation of New York City self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British evacuation on Evacuation Day

Commander-in-Chief, North America → significantEvent → British occupation of New York City ⓘ