Chatterton Hill

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Chatterton Hill is a strategically significant rise of ground near White Plains, New York, known as the main contested position during the 1776 Battle of White Plains in the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWith White Plains, New York, in the American Revolution ⓘ
associatedWithEvent American defensive stand at White Plains ⓘ
British attack on American positions at White Plains ⓘ
combatantsInvolved British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
commandersAssociated Alexander McDougall ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
coordinateLocation near the Bronx River ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings dominant rise of ground west of White Plains ⓘ
eventDate 28 October 1776 ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation part of the White Plains battlefield area of historical interest ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after the Chatterton family (local landowners) ⓘ
hasRole strategically significant high ground ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
knownFor being the main contested position in the Battle of White Plains ⓘ
military significance during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
locatedIn New York (state) ⓘ
linked to: New York

Westchester County, New York ⓘ
White Plains, New York ⓘ
linked to: White Plains
mentionedIn historical accounts of the Battle of White Plains ⓘ
militaryFunction anchor of the American left flank at White Plains ⓘ
militaryOutcome captured by British and Hessian forces ⓘ
near Bronx River ⓘ
White Plains battlefield ⓘ
notableFor heavy fighting on 28 October 1776 ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Battle of White Plains ⓘ
presentDayStatus within the modern city of White Plains ⓘ
presentDayUse urban and residential area ⓘ
strategicImportance commanded approaches to White Plains ⓘ
provided artillery positions over surrounding low ground ⓘ
terrainFeature open ground suitable for infantry and artillery deployment ⓘ
steep slopes on some sides ⓘ
timePeriodOfSignificance 1776 ⓘ
usedFor defensive military position ⓘ

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