Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of ... one of the longest land battles of the American Revolutionary War, is also known as the First Battle of Saratoga.

also known as the Battle of Long Island, a pivotal and the largest troop engagement of the Revolutionary War. The battle, the first major confrontation after the Declaration of Independence ...

As the country looks ahead to the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, leaders on Long Island have announced plans for a commemoration of the region’s local ties to the American War for ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War ... exchanged on Grape Island in Hingham Bay during ...

It’s 1775 and the Revolutionary War is about to begin ... led his company in the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 and was with Gen. George Washington at the Battle of White Plains.

It’s the 248th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn this month and, as is the tradition in the borough, there are a bevvy of events memorializing the Revolutionary War fight ... (also called the ...