New York and New Jersey campaign

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American Revolutionary War campaign military campaign

The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of pivotal Revolutionary War battles (1776–1777) in which George Washington’s Continental Army, despite early defeats, ultimately preserved its forces and morale through strategic retreats and surprise attacks.

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Label	Occurrences
New York and New Jersey campaign canonical	55
British campaign in New York and New Jersey	1
New Jersey campaign	1
New York and New Jersey campaign (naval operations)	1
New York–New Jersey campaign	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28601 — 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 and New Jersey campaign
Context triple: [Continental Army, significantEvent, New York and New Jersey campaign]

A. Boston campaign
The Boston campaign was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War in 1775–1776, during which colonial and British forces clashed around Boston, culminating in the British evacuation of the city.
B. September Campaign
The September Campaign was the 1939 German and Soviet invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
C. Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
D. Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
E. Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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 and New Jersey campaign
Target entity description: The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of pivotal Revolutionary War battles (1776–1777) in which George Washington’s Continental Army, despite early defeats, ultimately preserved its forces and morale through strategic retreats and surprise attacks.

A. Boston campaign
The Boston campaign was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War in 1775–1776, during which colonial and British forces clashed around Boston, culminating in the British evacuation of the city.
B. September Campaign
The September Campaign was the 1939 German and Soviet invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
C. Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
D. Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
E. Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hessian auxiliaries ⓘ
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ George Washington ⓘ William Howe ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
endDate	1777 ⓘ
followedBy	Philadelphia campaign ⓘ linked to: British occupation of Philadelphia
geographicFeature	Delaware River ⓘ East River ⓘ Hudson River ⓘ
involvedForceType	artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ
location	Province of New Jersey ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Assunpink Creek ⓘ Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ Battle of Long Island ⓘ Battle of Princeton ⓘ Battle of Trenton ⓘ Battle of White Plains ⓘ
notableEvent	Washington’s retreat across New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Battle of Trenton crossing of the Delaware River ⓘ
outcomeForBritish	control of New York City as major base ⓘ
outcomeForContinentalArmy	avoided destruction of main American field army ⓘ
partOf	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	Boston campaign ⓘ
result	British occupation of New York City ⓘ boost to American morale ⓘ strategic preservation of Continental Army ⓘ
significance	demonstrated Washington’s strategic leadership ⓘ turning point in sustaining American revolutionary cause ⓘ
startDate	1776 ⓘ
strategicFeature	use of strategic retreats by Continental Army ⓘ use of surprise attacks by Continental Army ⓘ
strategicObjective	defend New York City ⓘ maintain integrity of Continental Army ⓘ
yearOfBattle	1776 ⓘ 1777 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Continental Army → significantEvent → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Siege of Boston → followedBy → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Boston campaign → followedBy → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Trenton → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Morristown encampments → partOf → New York–New Jersey campaign ⓘ

linked to: New York and New Jersey campaign

Continental Artillery → engagement → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Saratoga campaign → precededBy → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Princeton → partOf → New Jersey campaign ⓘ

linked to: New York and New Jersey campaign

Johann Rall → participatedIn → British campaign in New York and New Jersey ⓘ

linked to: New York and New Jersey campaign

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → hasTheater → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Long Island → campaign → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battles of Trenton and Princeton → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Harlem Heights → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Fort Washington → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Francis Nash → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableWork → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → precededBy → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Adam Stephen → militaryCampaign → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Pennsylvania militia → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Forage War → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

John Glover → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort) → usedInConflict → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Springfield (1780) → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Continental Army headquarters → usedDuring → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Bound Brook → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Rufus Putnam → participantIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Brooklyn Heights → theater → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Pell's Point → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

William Heath → militaryConflict → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Knowlton’s Rangers → theater → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Kips Bay → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Hugh Percy → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

British capture of Fort Lee → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Philadelphia campaign → precededBy → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → notableBattle → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

subject linked to: 5th Viscount Howe

Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War → notableCampaign → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Richard Howe → notableWork → New York and New Jersey campaign (naval operations) ⓘ

linked to: New York and New Jersey campaign

John Cadwalader → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Lord Stirling → notableEvent → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

Marblehead Regiment → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

William Heath → notableBattle → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

subject linked to: Continental Army generals

Connecticut Line → participatedIn → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

George Washington’s retreat from New York → partOf → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

2nd New Hampshire Regiment → campaign → New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ

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