George Washington’s retreat from New York

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military campaign phase military retreat

George Washington’s retreat from New York was the strategic withdrawal of Continental Army forces in late 1776, following defeats around New York City, that preserved the army and set the stage for later American victories in the Revolutionary War.

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Label	Occurrences
Continental Army retreat across New Jersey	1
George Washington’s retreat from New York canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign phase ⓘ military retreat ⓘ
cause	defeats of the Continental Army around New York City in 1776 ⓘ
characterizedBy	avoidance of decisive engagement ⓘ nighttime evacuation operations ⓘ use of rear guards ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States (Thirteen Colonies) NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedAs	strategic withdrawal rather than rout ⓘ
endTime	December 1776 ⓘ
follows	Battle of Kip’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of White Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of Fort Washington ⓘ
hasBelligerent	Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommander	George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	Continental Army withdrawal across New Jersey ⓘ loss of New York City to British control ⓘ preservation of the Continental Army ⓘ setting the stage for the Battle of Princeton ⓘ setting the stage for the Battle of Trenton ⓘ setting the stage for the Trenton campaign ⓘ strategic repositioning of American forces ⓘ
hasOpponentCommander	William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	demonstrated Washington’s willingness to sacrifice territory to save his army ⓘ helped ensure survival of the American revolutionary cause in 1776 ⓘ
location	Fort Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlem Heights area NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ White Plains, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ across the Delaware River ⓘ
notableEvent	abandonment of Manhattan positions ⓘ evacuation of Fort Lee ⓘ night evacuation of the Continental Army from Long Island across the East River ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British occupation of New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Army encampment in Pennsylvania ⓘ decline in American morale in late 1776 ⓘ opportunity for surprise counterattacks at Trenton and Princeton ⓘ
startTime	August 1776 ⓘ
strategicObjective	avoid destruction or capture of the Continental Army ⓘ delay and frustrate British campaign plans ⓘ preserve core American fighting force ⓘ

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Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) → associatedWith → George Washington’s retreat from New York ⓘ

New York campaign of 1776 → notableEvent → George Washington’s retreat from New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Army retreat across New Jersey