27 agos 1776 anni - Battle of Long Island
Descrizione:
The first major battle after the Declaration of Independence. After moving his army to New York, Washington encountered a new shipment of 25,000 British troops commanded by British General William Howe. They set up at Staten Island, and sent a secret force behind the American troops. While the American forces were distracted with the decoy army, the secret one came in from the back and hit them hard. A decisive British victory, it forced Washington to retreat tp Brooklyn Heights.
Deaths:
300 American militiamen
64 British troops
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