Battle of Plattsburgh

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battle land battle naval battle

The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Plattsburgh canonical 13
Battle of Lake Champlain 7
Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
land battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
belligerent British America ⓘ
surface form: British North America

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign Lake Champlain campaign ⓘ
commander Alexander Macomb ⓘ
George Downie ⓘ
George Prevost ⓘ
Thomas Macdonough ⓘ
conflictIn War of 1812 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date September 11, 1814 ⓘ
decisiveFor United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

control of Lake Champlain ⓘ
security of the northern U.S. border ⓘ
effect ended major British offensive in the northern theater ⓘ
helped hasten the end of the War of 1812 ⓘ
secured the northern border of the United States ⓘ
endDate 1814-09-11 ⓘ
followedBy British withdrawal to Canada ⓘ
historicalSignificance major American strategic victory in the War of 1812 ⓘ
prevented British partition of the United States along the Hudson–Lake Champlain axis ⓘ
influenced Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Ghent negotiations
involvedForce British Army ⓘ
Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy

United States Army ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army

United States Navy ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Navy
landCommander Alexander Macomb ⓘ
George Prevost ⓘ
location Lake Champlain ⓘ
Plattsburgh, New York ⓘ
navalCommander George Downie ⓘ
Thomas Macdonough ⓘ
notableShip HMS Confiance ⓘ
USS Eagle ⓘ
USS Preble ⓘ
USS Saratoga ⓘ
USS Ticonderoga ⓘ
opponent United States vs. United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy British advance from Canada into New York ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
startDate 1814-09-11 ⓘ
strategicObjective American defense of the northern frontier ⓘ
British invasion of New York via Lake Champlain ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
surface form: Northern theater of the War of 1812

Referenced by (23)

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

War of 1812 → battle → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
Thomas Macdonough → notableWork → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
Thomas Macdonough → battle → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
Battle of Plattsburgh → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
Macdonough → notableFor → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Macdonough
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
Macdonough Monument in Plattsburgh, New York → commemorates → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
subject surface form: Macdonough Monument
War of 1812 era → significantEvent → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
Alexander Macomb → notableWork → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense of Plattsburgh
George Prevost → notableEvent → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
HMS Confiance → participatedIn → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
Lake Champlain campaign → includesEvent → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain campaign → includesEvent → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
Plattsburgh, New York → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
Plattsburgh, New York → hasFestival → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration
USS Eagle → battle → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
USS Preble → notableEngagement → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
George Downie → conflict → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
George Downie → defeatedAt → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
George Downie → partOf → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: British forces on Lake Champlain
John E. Wool → notableBattle → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
United States military forces in the War of 1812 → engagedInBattle → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
United States military forces in the War of 1812 → engagedInBattle → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain
USS Lake Champlain → namedAfter → Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Lake Champlain