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.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Siege of Fort Washington	0	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 NERFINISHED → 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 (5)

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

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

this entity surface form: Siege of Fort Washington

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

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 →