Battle of Fort Montgomery
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The Battle of Fort Montgomery was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which British forces captured the strategic Hudson River fortifications held by the Continental Army.
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| Battle of Fort Montgomery canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Fort Montgomery Context triple: [Fort Montgomery, New York, hasHistoricEvent, Battle of Fort Montgomery]
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Battle of Fort Loyal
The Battle of Fort Loyal was a 1690 attack by French and Wabanaki forces on the English settlement at Falmouth (in present-day Maine), resulting in the fort’s destruction and the massacre or capture of many inhabitants during King William’s War.
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Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.
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Battle of Fort George
The Battle of Fort George was a significant War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured the British-held fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in Upper Canada, helping secure control of the Niagara frontier.
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D.
Battle of Bemis Heights
The Battle of Bemis Heights was a decisive 1777 American victory in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War that helped persuade France to openly support the United States.
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E.
Battle of Kips Bay
The Battle of Kips Bay was a 1776 British amphibious landing and rout of American forces on Manhattan during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Fort Montgomery Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Montgomery was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which British forces captured the strategic Hudson River fortifications held by the Continental Army.
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A.
Battle of Fort Loyal
The Battle of Fort Loyal was a 1690 attack by French and Wabanaki forces on the English settlement at Falmouth (in present-day Maine), resulting in the fort’s destruction and the massacre or capture of many inhabitants during King William’s War.
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B.
Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.
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C.
Battle of Fort George
The Battle of Fort George was a significant War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured the British-held fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in Upper Canada, helping secure control of the Niagara frontier.
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D.
Battle of Bemis Heights
The Battle of Bemis Heights was a decisive 1777 American victory in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War that helped persuade France to openly support the United States.
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E.
Battle of Kips Bay
The Battle of Kips Bay was a 1776 British amphibious landing and rout of American forces on Manhattan during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| attacker |
British forces
NERFINISHED
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Loyalist forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | British operations along the Hudson River in 1777 ⓘ |
| combatant | Province of New York militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George Clinton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Henry Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| consequence |
destruction of American river defenses including the chain across the Hudson
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temporary British control of part of the Hudson River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1777-10-06 ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| defender | Continental Army garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveWork |
earthworks
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palisades ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British advance up the Hudson River ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSiteToday | Fort Montgomery State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Hudson River chain
NERFINISHED
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river batteries ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Montgomery, New York
NERFINISHED
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Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFort | Fort Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
assault on twin forts Montgomery and Clinton
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use of land and river approaches by British forces ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Hudson River fortifications
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control navigation on the Hudson River ⓘ |
| opponent | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Fort Montgomery by British forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hudson River campaign
NERFINISHED
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Saratoga campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | construction of Fort Montgomery ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Orange County, New York
NERFINISHED
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near Bear Mountain, New York ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defense of the Hudson River Valley
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protection of American communication between New England and the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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