Battle of Long Island battlefield

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American Revolutionary War site historic battlefield

The Battle of Long Island battlefield is the historic Revolutionary War site in Brooklyn where American and British forces clashed in August 1776, now largely encompassed by modern urban areas including Prospect Park.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Long Island battlefield canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War site ⓘ historic battlefield ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Brooklyn Heights battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Brooklyn battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedEvent	American withdrawal from Long Island ⓘ defense by the Maryland 400 ⓘ
associatedWith	British Army ⓘ Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ
cityBorough	Borough of Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandersInvolved	Charles Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel Putnam NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ William Alexander, Lord Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentLandUse	cemetery ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ urban parkland ⓘ
date	August 27, 1776 ⓘ
hasMemorial	Battle Pass monument in Prospect Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Monument in Prospect Park NERFINISHED ⓘ various plaques and markers in Brooklyn ⓘ
heritageStatus	contains locally designated historic sites and markers ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
modernAreaIncludes	Brooklyn Heights area NERFINISHED ⓘ Gowanus area NERFINISHED ⓘ Green-Wood Cemetery vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Slope area NERFINISHED ⓘ Prospect Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	Gowanus marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ defensive lines near Brooklyn Heights ⓘ ridge lines later incorporated into Prospect Park ⓘ
partiallyContainedIn	Prospect Park Alliance interpretive areas ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	site of first major battle after the Declaration of Independence ⓘ site of largest battle of the American Revolutionary War by troop numbers ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
terrainType	now largely urbanized landscape ⓘ originally rural farmland and wooded hills ⓘ

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Battle Pass in Prospect Park, Brooklyn → partOf → Battle of Long Island battlefield ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle Pass (Prospect Park)