Bemis Heights

E391601

battlefield historic site landform

Bemis Heights is a historically significant area in upstate New York best known as a key battlefield site during the American Revolutionary War’s Battles of Saratoga.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Bemis Heights canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield ⓘ historic site ⓘ landform ⓘ
associatedWithConflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Freeman's Farm ⓘ surface form: First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm) Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Bemis Heights)
associatedWithPerson	Benedict Arnold ⓘ Daniel Morgan ⓘ Enoch Poor ⓘ John Burgoyne ⓘ
category	American Revolutionary War site in New York ⓘ Saratoga County historic place ⓘ
commandedBy	Horatio Gates ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfEvent	19 September 1777 ⓘ 7 October 1777 ⓘ
elevation	approximately 300 feet above the Hudson River ⓘ
fortifiedBy	Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ surface form: Thaddeus Kościuszko
hasHeritageDesignation	part of a U.S. National Historical Park ⓘ
hasRole	American defensive position in the Battles of Saratoga ⓘ
hasView	overlooks the Hudson River valley ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped secure French alliance with the United States ⓘ
knownFor	American Revolutionary War battlefield ⓘ Saratoga campaign ⓘ surface form: Battles of Saratoga turning point in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
locatedIn	New York State ⓘ Saratoga County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Stillwater ⓘ surface form: Town of Stillwater United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedNear	Hudson River ⓘ Saratoga Springs, New York ⓘ
militaryFeature	earthworks ⓘ fortified lines ⓘ
namedAfter	Bemis family ⓘ
nearestWaterBody	Hudson River ⓘ
opposedBy	British Army ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ surface form: German auxiliary troops (Hessians)
partOf	Saratoga National Historical Park ⓘ Saratoga Battlefield ⓘ surface form: Saratoga battlefield
region	Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ surface form: upstate New York
resultOfBattles	major American victory ⓘ surrender of British General John Burgoyne ⓘ
strategicImportance	blocked British advance from Canada toward Albany ⓘ controlled access along the Hudson River corridor ⓘ
terrain	ridge ⓘ wooded high ground ⓘ
tourism	visited as part of Saratoga National Historical Park ⓘ
usedBy	Continental Army ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Stillwater → locatedNear → Bemis Heights ⓘ

subject surface form: Stillwater, New York

Saratoga Battlefield → hasPart → Bemis Heights ⓘ