New York campaign of 1776

All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
New York campaign of 1776 canonical	3
Campaign 1776	2
New York campaign	2
British campaign for New York City	1
British capture of New York City	1
Evacuation of New York by Continental Army	1
New York and New Jersey campaign of 1776	1
New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War	1
New York campaign of the American Revolutionary War	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2664839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York campaign of 1776
Context triple: [Battle of White Plains, associatedWith, New York campaign of 1776]

A. New Jersey campaign of 1778
The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.
B. Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign was a major British offensive during the American Revolutionary War aimed at capturing the rebel capital of Philadelphia, culminating in several key battles and the city’s occupation.
C. Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
D. 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.
E. Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a major early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, where British forces defeated George Washington’s Continental Army and gained control of New York City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York campaign of 1776
Target entity description: The New York campaign of 1776 was a major early Revolutionary War operation in which British forces captured New York City and its surroundings, forcing George Washington’s Continental Army into a strategic retreat.

A. New Jersey campaign of 1778
The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.
B. Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign was a major British offensive during the American Revolutionary War aimed at capturing the rebel capital of Philadelphia, culminating in several key battles and the city’s occupation.
C. Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
D. 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.
E. Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a major early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, where British forces defeated George Washington’s Continental Army and gained control of New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
characterizedBy	Continental Army defensive operations and withdrawals ⓘ large-scale amphibious landings by British forces ⓘ numerical superiority of British and Hessian troops ⓘ
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ Israel Putnam ⓘ John Sullivan ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ William Alexander, Lord Stirling ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
followedBy	New Jersey campaign of 1776–1777 ⓘ
hasEndTime	1776-11 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Brooklyn ⓘ linked to: Battle of Long Island Battle of Fort Lee ⓘ Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ Battle of Long Island ⓘ Battle of White Plains ⓘ British occupation of New York City ⓘ Landing at Kip’s Bay ⓘ Staten Island Peace Conference ⓘ
hasStartTime	1776-06 ⓘ
location	Brooklyn ⓘ Harlem Heights ⓘ linked to: Washington Heights Hudson River Valley ⓘ linked to: Hudson Valley Long Island ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ White Plains, New York ⓘ linked to: White Plains
notableEvent	Continental Army retreat across New Jersey ⓘ linked to: George Washington’s retreat from New York Washington’s nighttime evacuation from Long Island ⓘ loss of Fort Washington by the Continental Army ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	Boston campaign ⓘ
result	British capture of New York City ⓘ British control of New York as a base of operations ⓘ British victory ⓘ Continental Army retreat ⓘ
significance	demonstrated the vulnerability of the Continental Army in open battle ⓘ led to a shift toward more Fabian and guerrilla-style strategies by Washington ⓘ secured New York City as the main British base in North America for most of the war ⓘ
strategicObjective	British attempt to isolate New England from the other colonies ⓘ British seizure of New York City and its harbor ⓘ

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