Battle of White Plains

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battle military engagement

The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.

Aliases (1)

Battle at White Plains ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Battle at White Plains →
associatedWith	New York campaign of 1776 →
belligerent	Continental Army → Great Britain → Thirteen Colonies →
campaignObjective	British attempt to defeat Washington's main army →
combatant	American militia → British Army → Continental Army → Hessian auxiliaries →
commander	George Washington → William Howe →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryAtTime	Province of New York →
date	1776-10-28 →
effect	British consolidation of control over lower Manhattan → Continental Army withdrawal northward →
followedBy	Battle of Fort Washington → Battle of Trenton →
geographicalFeature	Bronx River → Chatterton Hill →
hasParticipant	British Army → Continental Army → Hessian troops →
historicalEra	18th century → American Revolutionary era →
location	White Plains, New York NERFINISHED →
longTermConsequence	Washington preserved core of Continental Army despite defeat →
militaryObjective	Cut off and destroy Washington's army →
notableCommander	George Washington → William Howe →
opposingCommander	George Washington → William Howe →
outcome	American retreat →
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign → Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
precededBy	Battle of Harlem Heights → Battle of Pell's Point →
region	Westchester County, New York →
result	British victory →
strategicSignificance	Helped force American evacuation of Manhattan →
tacticalOutcome	British forces captured key high ground →
theater	New York theater of the American Revolutionary War →
typeOfWarfare	18th-century linear warfare →
year	1776 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hessian auxiliaries → Hessian forces → Hessian troops →	notableEngagement
Battle of White Plains ("Battle at White Plains") →	alsoKnownAs
White Plains, New York, United States →	battleOccurred
Battle of Harlem Heights →	followedBy
British occupation of New York City →	hasCause
White Plains, New York, United States →	hasHistoricEvent
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	hasPart
White Plains, New York →	historicalEvent
New York and New Jersey campaign →	notableBattle
Wilhelm von Knyphausen →	participatedIn
Battle of Fort Washington →	precededBy