Ad
related to: map of long island 1776
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on August 27, 1776, at and near the western edge of Long Island in present-day Brooklyn.
The Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, was a significant British victory in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War over American forces under the command of General George Washington, and the opening battle in a successful British campaign to gain control of New York City in 1776.
August 27 to 30, 1776 August 27 – Battle of Long Island August 29–30 – Retreat to Manhattan: Manhattan, New York City, New York August 30 to September 13, 1776 Archibald Kennedy House NE corner Broadway & Battery Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York
July 15, 1776: South Carolina: American victory: Native Americans' attack repulsed [30] Battle of Long Island: August 27, 1776: New York: British victory: in the largest battle of the war the American army of George Washington is outflanked and routed on Long Island but later manages to evacuate to Manhattan Landing at Kip's Bay: September 15 ...
1867 Stiles Map of Brooklyn, New York City, New York - Geographicus - BrooklynBattle-stiles-1867. On August 27, 1776, during the Battle of Long Island, five cannons, a series of earthworks and a defensive wall were manned by colonials on an island in New York Bay. [2]
A portion of Howes Map (1776) showing "The Heights" [of Guan], north of the village of Flatbush. The Heights of Guan is a historical name given to a series of hills extending in a ridge along western Long Island in New York State.
The Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776. On August 27, 1776, British troops under the command of General William Howe flanked and defeated the American army at the Battle of Long Island. [5] Howe moved his forces and pinned the Americans down at Brooklyn Heights, with the East River to the American rear.
This is a list of Historic Sites on the Revolutionary War Heritage Trail in the American state of New York.The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the office of Heritage, New York, [1] the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn College and the City University of New York, and a local not-for-profit organization, Brooklyn Heritage, Inc ...