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On 22 August, his force of almost 30,000 British regulars and German mercenaries landed on the south beaches of Long Island. The Americans reinforced their strength to 9,000 men, but Greene fell ill and was replaced by Major General Israel Putnam , a less capable soldier.
2 gru 2009 · The Battle of Long Island, waged in August 1776, was the largest skirmish of the American Revoultionary War and led to the British seizing control of New York.
25 sty 2024 · The Battle of Long Island was the largest battle of the American Revolution, fought on 27 August 1776 near Brooklyn between George Washington's Continental Army and Sir William Howe's British force. It resulted in an American defeat and led to the British capture of New York City.
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 (aka Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights) was the first major battle of the war to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776.
By mid-April, Washington had marched his 19,000 soldiers to Lower Manhattan. He strengthened the batteries that guarded the harbor and constructed forts in northern Manhattan and on Brooklyn Heights across the East River on Long Island.
14 lut 2020 · The battle of Long Island, a British victory, began just after the Siege of Boston. As the British fled from their defeat, General George Washington anticipated they would go south and try to attack New York. He and his army traveled southward, in an attempt to cut them off before the attack.
