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.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of White Plains canonical	21
American defensive stand at White Plains	1
Battle at White Plains	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of White Plains ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: White Plains, New York
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	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: New York theater of the American Revolutionary War
typeOfWarfare	18th-century linear warfare ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

White Plains, New York, United States → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

White Plains, New York, United States → battleOccurred → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Hessian auxiliaries → notableEngagement → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

White Plains → historicalEvent → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

subject surface form: White Plains, New York

British occupation of New York City → hasCause → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Wilhelm von Knyphausen → participatedIn → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → alsoKnownAs → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle at White Plains

Battle of Harlem Heights → followedBy → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Battle of Fort Washington → precededBy → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableBattle → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Battle of Brooklyn Heights → followedBy → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Chatterton Hill → partOf → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Chatterton Hill → associatedWithEvent → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: American defensive stand at White Plains

New York campaign of 1776 → hasPart → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Battle of Pell's Point → followedBy → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

Battle of Kips Bay → relatedTo → Battle of White Plains ⓘ

British capture of Fort Lee → precededBy → Battle of White Plains ⓘ