Battle of Pell's Point

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Pell's Point was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces conducted a delaying action against British troops advancing on New York, helping George Washington's army avoid encirclement.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Pell’s Point	2
Battle of Pell's Point canonical	1

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Target entity: Battle of Pell's Point
Context triple: [Battle of White Plains, precededBy, Battle of Pell's Point]

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.
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.
C. Battle of Rhode Island
The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.
D. Battle of Assunpink Creek
The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.
E. Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Battle of Pell's Point
Target entity description: The Battle of Pell's Point was a 1776 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces conducted a delaying action against British troops advancing on New York, helping George Washington's army avoid encirclement.

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.
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.
C. Battle of Rhode Island
The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.
D. Battle of Assunpink Creek
The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.
E. Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Pelham ⓘ Battle of Pelham Bay ⓘ
AmericanCasualties	relatively light ⓘ
AmericanUnit	14th Continental Regiment ⓘ Glover's Marblehead Regiment ⓘ linked to: Marblehead Regiment
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
BritishCasualties	significantly higher than American casualties ⓘ
BritishUnit	British light infantry ⓘ Hessian jägers ⓘ
campaignGoal	British attempt to outflank Washington's army ⓘ
combatantStrength	about 750 American troops ⓘ several thousand British and Hessian troops ⓘ
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ Johann Rall ⓘ John Glover ⓘ Sir William Howe ⓘ linked to: William Howe
commemoratedBy	historical markers in Pelham, New York ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States (present-day) ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	October 18, 1776 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of White Plains ⓘ
hasParticipant	George Washington ⓘ
historicalRegion	Province of New York ⓘ
location	Pell's Point ⓘ linked to: Throckmorton’s Neck Westchester County, New York ⓘ near Pelham, New York ⓘ
objective	delay British advance toward American positions ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ New York campaign of 1776 ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ
result	strategic American success ⓘ tactical British victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to preservation of the main Continental Army ⓘ demonstrated effectiveness of American defensive tactics ⓘ
strategicEffect	enabled withdrawal of Continental Army from Harlem Heights ⓘ helped George Washington avoid encirclement ⓘ
tacticsUsed	ambush from stone walls ⓘ delaying action ⓘ fighting withdrawal ⓘ
terrain	stone walls and wooded ground ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ