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The New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington.
The British were welcomed by the remaining New York City population, pulling down the Continental Army flag and raising the Union Flag. Howe, who had wanted to capture New York quickly and with minimal bloodshed, considered the invasion a complete success.
On June 28, General Washington learned that the British fleet had set sail from Halifax on June 9 and was heading toward New York. [24] On June 29, signals were sent from men stationed on Staten Island, indicating that the British fleet had appeared. Within a few hours, 45 British ships dropped anchor in Lower New York Bay. [25]
The Battle of Ogdensburg was a battle of the War of 1812.The British gained a victory over the Americans and captured the village of Ogdensburg, New York.Although small in scale, it removed the American threat to British supply lines for the remainder of the war.
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, 1776: New York: British victory: British capture New York City and hold it for the duration of the war Battle of Harlem Heights
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.
Evacuation Day on November 25 marks the day in 1783 when the British Army departed from New York City on Manhattan Island, after the end of the American Revolutionary War.In their wake, General George Washington triumphantly led the Continental Army from his headquarters north of the city across the Harlem River, and south through Manhattan to the Battery at its southern tip.
American General George Washington recognized the inevitability of the capture of New York City, and withdrew the bulk of his army about 10 miles (16 km) north to Harlem Heights. [8] Several people, including General Nathanael Greene and New York's John Jay , advocated burning the city down to deny its benefits to the British. [ 9 ]