Battle of Fort Mifflin

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The Battle of Fort Mifflin was a crucial 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental forces delayed British control of the Delaware River, helping to hinder British supply lines to occupied Philadelphia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy American casualties ⓘ
significant damage to Fort Mifflin ⓘ
cityAffected Philadelphia ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Francis Reynolds ⓘ
John Hazelwood ⓘ
John Montresor ⓘ
Samuel Smith ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1777 ⓘ
endDate 1777-11-16 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
fortification Fort Mifflin ⓘ
garrison Continental Army troops ⓘ
Pennsylvania militia ⓘ
location Delaware River ⓘ
Fort Mifflin ⓘ
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
navalInvolvement Continental Navy gunboats ⓘ
linked to: Continental Navy

Royal Navy warships ⓘ
notableFeature defense of river obstructions on the Delaware ⓘ
heavy British naval bombardment ⓘ
objective to keep the Delaware River closed to British supply ships ⓘ
to relieve pressure on British-occupied Philadelphia ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Germantown ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
riverControlled Delaware River ⓘ
side British forces ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
significance considered one of the greatest bombardments of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
helped prolong American resistance in the Philadelphia area ⓘ
startDate 1777-10-19 ⓘ
strategicEffect allowed Continental Army more time to regroup after loss of Philadelphia ⓘ
delayed British control of the Delaware River ⓘ
hindered British supply lines to occupied Philadelphia ⓘ
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
Delaware River naval operations → hasPart → Battle of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
Delaware River naval operations → significantEvent → bombardment of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin
Delaware River naval operations → relatedTo → Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin
Fort Mifflin → notableEvent → Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia campaign → hasPart → Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia campaign → hasPart → Capture of Forts Mercer and Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin
Battle of Fort Mifflin → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin
Mud Island Fort → notableEvent → Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Mifflin