American Revolutionary War defenses of Brooklyn

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The American Revolutionary War defenses of Brooklyn were a network of fortifications and strategic positions built by Continental forces in 1776 to protect New York City from British invasion, notably during the Battle of Long Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Revolutionary War fortifications ⓘ
military fortification system ⓘ
aftermath evacuation of Continental Army from Brooklyn to Manhattan ⓘ
builtBy Continental engineers ⓘ
local militia labor ⓘ
soldiers of the Continental Army ⓘ
commander George Washington ⓘ
Major General Israel Putnam ⓘ
Major General Nathanael Greene ⓘ
linked to: Nathanael Greene
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
constructedFor defense of Long Island ⓘ
defense of New York City ⓘ
constructionMaterial artillery emplacements ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ
wooden palisades ⓘ
controlledBy Continental Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
garrison Continental Army troops ⓘ
linked to: Continental Army

militia units from several colonies ⓘ
hasPart Cobble Hill Fort ⓘ
Fort Box ⓘ
Fort Greene (Revolutionary War fort) ⓘ
Fort Putnam (Brooklyn) ⓘ
Fort Stirling ⓘ
Line of entrenchments on Brooklyn Heights ⓘ
outer defensive lines in Gowanus area ⓘ
outer defensive lines near Flatbush Pass ⓘ
outer defensive lines near Jamaica Pass ⓘ
heritageStatus commemorated by historical markers in Brooklyn ⓘ
influenced later fortification of New York City defenses ⓘ
locatedIn Brooklyn ⓘ
Kings County, New York ⓘ
linked to: Kings County
locatedNear East River ⓘ
locatedOn Brooklyn Heights ⓘ
opposedBy British Army ⓘ
Hessian forces ⓘ
partOf New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
purpose to defend Brooklyn Heights ⓘ
to delay British advance on Manhattan ⓘ
to protect East River crossings ⓘ
result overrun by British forces in August 1776 ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Brooklyn ⓘ
Battle of Long Island ⓘ
startTime 1776 ⓘ
strategicImportance key to control of New York Harbor ⓘ
protection of approaches to Manhattan Island ⓘ
usedBy Patriot forces ⓘ
linked to: Continental Army

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Jamaica Pass → associatedWith → American Revolutionary War defenses of Brooklyn ⓘ