Today’s Highlight in History: On August 27, 1776, the Battle of Long Island began during the Revolutionary War as British troops attacked American forces who ended up being forced to retreat two ...

The first Westchester deployment occurred in October, 1776, during the war’s bleakest ... by the disastrous American defeat at the Battle of Long Island in August. Washington’s long retreat from New ...

August 27 marks the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn—rightfully known as the Battle of Long Island, being that ... forces were left had to retreat under the cover of darkness (and ...

They died, along with hundreds of other Americans, during the August 1776 engagement, also known as the Battle of Long Island ... And the retreat was still possible. Conflating these two stories ...

the Battle of Long Island in August 1776. Losing Long Island created an uphill fight for Washington and his patriots, one that would take years, the enlistment of the French, and the efforts ...

"A naval spectacle of more than 90 vessels filled the Narrows [of New York Harbor]," wrote the late historian David McCullough in the book "1776 ... called the Battle of Long Island) just ...

The Battle of Brooklyn (also called the Battle of Long Island) was fought on August 27, 1776, and is considered one of America’s greatest losses during our war for independence. The carnage all ...

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also known as the Battle of Long Island. O'Donnell's latest book, "Washington's Immortals," tells the story of the Maryland soldiers who were some of Gen. George Washington's most dependable ...

They died, along with hundreds of other Americans, during the August 1776 engagement, also known as the Battle of Long Island, that was the war’s largest. Hundreds of Maryland soldiers made ...