Battle of Fort Washington

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Fort Washington was a major American defeat during the Revolutionary War in November 1776, in which British and Hessian forces captured a key Patriot stronghold on the northern tip of Manhattan.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Fort Washington canonical	11
British forces at Fort Washington	1
Siege of Fort Washington	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ surface form: Siege of Fort Washington
attackingCommander	Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualtiesAndLosses	American killed and wounded several hundred ⓘ
combatant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army garrison ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
commander	George Washington ⓘ Hugh Percy ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ Robert Magaw ⓘ Wilhelm von Knyphausen ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date	November 16, 1776 ⓘ
defendingCommander	Robert Magaw ⓘ
followedBy	British capture of Fort Lee ⓘ
fortCaptured	Fort Washington Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Washington
geographicalContext	Inwood neighborhood ⓘ surface form: Harlem Heights area Hudson River ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to British control of New York City for remainder of war ⓘ led to large number of American prisoners of war ⓘ
location	Washington Heights ⓘ surface form: Fort Washington, Manhattan, New York northern tip of Manhattan Island ⓘ
memorial	Fort Washington Park ⓘ Plaques and markers in Washington Heights ⓘ
modernSite	Washington Heights ⓘ surface form: Washington Heights, Manhattan
notableFeature	capture of a key Patriot stronghold ⓘ major American defeat in early Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of White Plains ⓘ
prisonersTaken	about 2,800 Americans captured ⓘ
relatedEvent	retreat of Continental Army across New Jersey ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome	British gained control of northern Manhattan ⓘ loss of Fort Washington for the Americans ⓘ
strength	American garrison about 2,800–3,000 troops ⓘ British and Hessian forces about 8,000–13,000 troops ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Hessian auxiliaries → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

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

Battle of Fort Washington → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort Washington

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Otho Holland Williams → capturedAt → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

New York campaign of 1776 → hasPart → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

British capture of Fort Lee → relatedEvent → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Robert Magaw → surrenderedTo → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: British forces at Fort Washington

Robert Magaw → event → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Margaret Corbin → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ

Margaret Corbin → woundedIn → Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ