Battle of Paulus Hook

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Paulus Hook was a daring nighttime Revolutionary War raid on a British-held fort in New Jersey led by Major Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee in 1779.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Paulus Hook canonical	4

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
aftermath	boosted American morale ⓘ enhanced reputation of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee ⓘ
associatedWith	Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
category	1779 in New Jersey ⓘ Battles of the American Revolutionary War involving Great Britain ⓘ Battles of the American Revolutionary War involving the United States ⓘ Military history of New Jersey ⓘ
combatant	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ
commander	British garrison officers at Paulus Hook ⓘ Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Henry Lee III NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	Henry Lee served under General George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoration	Paulus Hook monument in Jersey City ⓘ annual commemorative events in Jersey City ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	August 19, 1779 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
fortification	British fort at Paulus Hook ⓘ
geographicalContext	Hudson River waterfront opposite New York City ⓘ
honor	Henry Lee received a gold medal from the Continental Congress for the action NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Paulus Hook, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Jersey City, New Jersey ⓘ
notableFor	daring nighttime raid behind British lines ⓘ large number of prisoners taken with minimal American losses ⓘ surprise attack on fortified British position ⓘ
opposingForceControl	Paulus Hook was held by the British before the raid NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDaySite	Jersey City waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
result	American victory ⓘ
state	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
strategicObjective	capture of prisoners ⓘ disruption of British outpost near New York City ⓘ raid on British-held fort at Paulus Hook ⓘ
timeOfDay	night ⓘ
typeOfAction	raid ⓘ
year	1779 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Lee's Legion → engagement → Battle of Paulus Hook ⓘ

Paulus Hook, Jersey City → knownFor → Battle of Paulus Hook ⓘ

Paulus Hook, Jersey City → historicEvent → Battle of Paulus Hook ⓘ

Paulus Hook neighborhood → notableEvent → Battle of Paulus Hook ⓘ

subject surface form: Paulus Hook