Battle of Fort Mifflin

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Fort Mifflin was a crucial 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces delayed British control of the Delaware River, helping to hinder British supply lines to occupied Philadelphia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Fort Mifflin canonical	2
Siege of Fort Mifflin	2
bombardment of Fort Mifflin	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Fort Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualtiesAndLosses	heavy American casualties ⓘ significant damage to Fort Mifflin ⓘ
cityAffected	Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatant	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Francis Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hazelwood NERFINISHED ⓘ John Montresor NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1777 ⓘ
endDate	1777-11-16 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of White Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ
fortification	Fort Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Continental Army troops ⓘ Pennsylvania militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
navalInvolvement	Continental Navy gunboats NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy warships ⓘ
notableFeature	defense of river obstructions on the Delaware ⓘ heavy British naval bombardment ⓘ
objective	to keep the Delaware River closed to British supply ships ⓘ to relieve pressure on British-occupied Philadelphia ⓘ
partOf	Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Germantown NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
riverControlled	Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ
side	British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
significance	considered one of the greatest bombardments of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ helped prolong American resistance in the Philadelphia area ⓘ
startDate	1777-10-19 ⓘ
strategicEffect	allowed Continental Army more time to regroup after loss of Philadelphia ⓘ delayed British control of the Delaware River ⓘ hindered British supply lines to occupied Philadelphia ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ

Delaware River naval operations → hasPart → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ

Delaware River naval operations → significantEvent → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ

this entity surface form: bombardment of Fort Mifflin

Delaware River naval operations → relatedTo → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort Mifflin

Fort Mifflin → notableEvent → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort Mifflin