Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War

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The Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the primary early arena of conflict in the northeastern colonies, featuring key campaigns such as those around Boston, New York, and the Saratoga region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign theater
theater of war
hasConsequence French entry into the war on the American side
shift of British strategic focus to the Southern theater
hasEndTime circa 1779
hasLocation Albany region
Boston
Brooklyn
Hudson River Valley
Lake Champlain region
Long Island
Middle Colonies
New England
New York City
Philadelphia region
Princeton
Province of Massachusetts Bay
Province of New Hampshire
Province of New Jersey
Province of New York
Province of Quebec
Quebec City
Saratoga region
Staten Island
Thirteen Colonies
Ticonderoga
Trenton
northeastern North America
hasMainParticipants British Army
Continental Army
French forces
Hessian auxiliaries
Iroquois nations
Patriot militia
Provincial Loyalist forces
hasNotableCommander Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Guy Carleton
Henry Clinton
Horatio Gates
John Burgoyne
Philip Schuyler
William Howe
hasOutcome strategic victory for the United States
surrender of Burgoyne’s army at Saratoga
hasPart Battle of Bennington
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Hubbardton
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Oriskany
Battle of Quebec (1775)
Battle of White Plains
Battles of Saratoga
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Boston campaign
Invasion of Quebec (1775–1776)
New York and New Jersey campaign
Northern frontier warfare
Philadelphia campaign
Saratoga campaign
Siege of Boston
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)
Valley Forge winter encampment
hasStartTime 1775
hasStrategicObjective control of New England
control of New York City
control of the Hudson River corridor
isolation of New England from the other colonies
partOf American Revolutionary War

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