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.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Lake Champlain ×3

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 (4)

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

Battle of Plattsburgh → alsoKnownAs → 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"

War of 1812 → battle → Battle of Plattsburgh →

Thomas Macdonough → notableWork → Battle of Plattsburgh →

this entity surface form: "Battle of Lake Champlain"