The British transport about twenty-two thousand men…

August 1776 CE

The British transport about twenty-two thousand men (including nine thousand Hessians) from Staten Island to Long Island.

In the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776, the British outflank the American positions, driving the Americans back to their Brooklyn Heights fortifications.

General Howe now begins to lay siege to the works, but Washington skillfully manages a nighttime retreat through his unguarded rear across the East River to Manhattan Island.

Howe now pauses to consolidate his position and consider his next move.

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Brooklyn Heights Kings New York United States View →

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George III of Great Britain View → George Washington View → Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe View → William Howe View →

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Hessians View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → British people View → New York, independent state of View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → Americans View →

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American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Long Island, Battle of View → New York and New Jersey campaign View →

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