Battle of Long Island

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War military conflict

The Battle of Long Island was a major early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, where British forces defeated George Washington’s Continental Army and gained control of New York City.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Long Island canonical	35
Battle of Brooklyn	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Long Island ⓘ surface form: Battle of Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn Heights ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ United Colonies ⓘ
campaign	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAmerican	over 1,000 killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ
casualtiesBritish	fewer than 400 killed or wounded ⓘ
combatant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ Israel Putnam ⓘ John Sullivan ⓘ William Alexander, Lord Stirling ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date	August 27, 1776 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ British capture of New York City ⓘ
geographicalFeature	Brooklyn Heights ⓘ Gowanus ⓘ surface form: Gowanus Heights Jamaica Pass ⓘ
location	Brooklyn ⓘ Long Island ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ
memorial	Battle Pass in Prospect Park, Brooklyn ⓘ Maryland Monument in Prospect Park ⓘ
notableEvent	Washington’s nighttime withdrawal from Brooklyn Heights ⓘ
notableUnit	Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades ⓘ surface form: Maryland 400 (Maryland Line)
outcome	Decisive British victory ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	Siege of Boston ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	first major battle after the United States declared independence ⓘ largest battle of the American Revolutionary War by troop strength ⓘ led to British occupation of New York City ⓘ
strategicObjectiveAmerican	defend New York and prevent British control of the Hudson River ⓘ
strategicObjectiveBritish	seize New York City and its harbor ⓘ
strengthAmerican	about 10,000–11,000 troops ⓘ
strengthBritish	about 20,000 troops ⓘ
tacticBritish	flanking maneuver through Jamaica Pass ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

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Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Israel Putnam → notableEvent → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Israel Putnam → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Province of New York → significantEvent → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Hessian auxiliaries → notableEngagement → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

British occupation of New York City → hasCause → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Battle of Long Island → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Brooklyn

Battle of Harlem Heights → precededBy → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableBattle → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades → notableEngagement → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

British Army in North America → engagedInBattle → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

John Glover → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Battle Hill → significantEvent → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Old Stone House → significantEvent → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Old Stone House → hasExhibitTheme → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Great Fire of New York (1776) → after → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

William Alexander, Lord Stirling → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Jamaica Pass → historicalEvent → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Battle Pass in Prospect Park, Brooklyn → commemorates → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle Pass (Prospect Park)

Maryland Monument in Prospect Park → commemorates → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Battle of Brooklyn Heights → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Brooklyn

James Grant → battle → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Alexander Scammell → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

New York campaign of 1776 → hasPart → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Brooklyn

Knowlton’s Rangers → engagement → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Battle of Kips Bay → precededBy → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

Hugh Percy → participatedIn → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Long Island ⓘ

James Agnew → battle → Battle of Long Island ⓘ