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The Battle of Long Island

The Battle of Long Island

By Cs SapkotaPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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The Battle of Long Island

The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn, took place on August 27, 1776. Its real consequences were the British conquest of New York City, which took place during the entire war, the assassination of American Nathan Hale in the American Revolution, and the burning of a quarter of city buildings. The British army was defeated on Long Island, and Washington lost more than 300 soldiers, wounded 700, and 1,000 were taken, hostage.

During the Battle of Long Island, James Alexander, Lord Stirling of Bernard Township, New Jersey, stopped the British advancement with his first army 1st St. New York across the river. Stirling was left with 400 troops from Maryland and ordered the rest to return to Brooklyn Heights, but some were bought by the British and delayed their departure.

On August 26, 1776, British troops marched northeast with American troops and began to attack. When General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, saw the dire situation in the United States, he led an army of 400 Maryland troops against 2,000 British troops under the command of General Charles Cornwallis at the Old Stone House.

During the Long Island War, troops from Delaware and Maryland were stationed on the right of the Washington line to protect a direct route from the British landing point south of Brooklyn and the American forts in Brooklyn Heights. Washington plans to inflict heavy casualties on British soldiers and civilians in Guana Heights before returning to the main security facilities in Brooklyn. General Howe planned that on August 26 he would lead 10,000 men to the east across the Jamaica Pass without any costly mistake to attack the Americans from Brooklyn Heights in the background.

The Washington Half Army, led by Maj. General Israel Putnam, was sent to the Flatbush region on Long Island to defend Manhattan while others were taken. The breakdown of the American Continent War under General-Major Nathanial Greene took place between Long Island and Brooklyn Heights on the East River in New York City. To protect the left-hand side of Britain's General William Howes, he placed a third of his 20,000 trained soldiers on the Long Island side.

The British army led by General William Howe arrived with 32,000 troops in July 1776 on Staten Island. General George Washington has been waiting for the British since June and appears to have hoped that his 19,000 or more troops would put an end to the attack until Washington was convinced that nothing was coming from Lower Manhattan. Washington believed Howe would attack Manhattan and on the morning of August 27, 1776, Howe and his troops attacked the Continental Army troops stationed in Brooklyn.

After being defeated by the British during the siege of Boston on March 17, Commander-in-Chief George Washington transferred to the Continental Army to defend New York's southern port at the southern end of Manhattan Island. Washington is aware of the difficulty of keeping New York afloat when British ships control access to the city port, which was too small to transport most of its troops to Manhattan Island, and believes the island will be its first destination. After the withdrawal of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776, Washington hoped that General Howe would invade New York (which was controlled by Congress) and march a large portion of his troops south of New York to Boston.

With the division of its troops between Manhattan and Long Island, the Hudson River, the East River, and the Long Island Sound were opened to British warships and transport. Washington believes planning is a British invasion of Long Island that will be a hindrance and has ordered a large army to remain in Manhattan.

Cornwallis overtook 4,000 British troops, marched six miles to Long Island, and set up camp in the town of Flatbush. Howe took his troops off the streets and attacked the separatist Americans left under Sullivan's command, surrounded by German troops who had previously attacked. Although surrounded by three sides and passed outside Brooklyn Heights, Cornwallis and the rest of the Continental Army were able to escape across the East River with the help of a rising fog that stood still until British desolation.

The British army was led by Lieutenant General Sir William Howe and an army of 20,000 soldiers during the Long Island War. George Washington and the 10,000 American soldiers have different levels of experience, from experienced soldiers to peasants. The British army numbered about 4,000 men under the auspices of the High Command of Howe and the commanding officers of Major General Charles Cornwallis and Sir Henry Clinton during his first service in Gravesend Bay. They had reinforced their troops on Staten Island for seven weeks where they had installed 88 refrigerators.

The Battle of Long Island, in 1858 powdered smoke from cannabis and pots marked Stirling, Maryland, when the British attacked while other American soldiers (top left) fled to Brouwer Mill Pond. George Washington faced British military commander Howe and British military commander Howe and Hessian troops. The hill was a place of fierce fighting, and the Americans severely wounded British troops throughout the Island War.

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