Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, fought on August 27, 1776, was the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. It was a victory for the British Army and the beginning of a successful campaign that gave them control of the strategically important city of New York. In terms of troop deployment and fighting, it was the largest battle of the entire war.
115th Infantry Regiment (United States)
169th Infantry Regiment (United States)
175th Infantry Regiment (United States)
1st Maryland Regiment
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)
8th Connecticut Regiment
Alexander Leslie (British Army officer)
Charles Lee (general)
Daniel Brodhead IV
Daniel Hitchcock
De Lancey's Brigade
Ebenezer Huntington
Edward Mathew
Francis Smith (British Army officer)
George Washington in the American Revolution
Henry Knox
Henry Monckton
Hessian (soldier)
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
James Grant (British Army officer, born 1720)
James Mitchell Varnum
John Montresor
John Morin Scott
Joseph Plumb Martin
New Jersey Volunteers (Skinner's Greens)
New York Provincial Company of Artillery
Peleg Wadsworth
Sir Charles Cotton, 5th Baronet
William Alexander, Lord Stirling
William Leslie (British Army officer)
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Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, fought on August 27, 1776, was the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. It was a victory for the British Army and the beginning of a successful campaign that gave them control of the strategically important city of New York. In terms of troop deployment and fighting, it was the largest battle of the entire war.
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A Batalha de Long Island, tamb ...... ara Nova Jersey e Pensilvânia.
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Bitwa na Long Island – starcie ...... ańskiej Wojny o Niepodległość.
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De Slag bij Long Island was ee ...... , de terugtocht aan te vatten.
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Die Schlacht von Long Island f ...... en Unabhängigkeitskrieg statt.
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La Batalla de Long Island (tam ...... guieron recuperar la posición.
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La bataille de Long Island, ég ...... Charles Lee au début de 1776.
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La battaglia di Long Island, c ...... New Jersey e in Pennsylvania.
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The Battle of Long Island, als ...... Jersey and into Pennsylvania.
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Лонг-Айлендское (Бруклинское) ...... ет оставался в руках англичан.
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ロングアイランドの戦い（英: Battle of Long ...... 市とロングアイランドの主要部分はイギリス軍の支配下となった。
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1,000 captured
300 killed
700 wounded
Total: 2,000
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1776-08-27
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British victory
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Gunpowder smoke from cannons a ...... building pictured is the mill.
The Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Long Island.
The front of the original Vech ...... aterials in 1937 after a fire.
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A Batalha de Long Island, tamb ...... a no mês anterior ao conflito.
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Bitwa na Long Island – starcie ...... ańskiej Wojny o Niepodległość.
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De Slag bij Long Island was ee ...... iet daarop de stad versterken.
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Die Schlacht von Long Island f ...... en Unabhängigkeitskrieg statt.
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La Batalla de Long Island (tam ...... tamiento de todo el conflicto.
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La bataille de Long Island, ég ...... Charles Lee au début de 1776.
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La battaglia di Long Island, c ...... erciti, di tutto il conflitto.
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The Battle of Long Island, als ...... gest battle of the entire war.
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Лонг-Айлендское (Бруклинское) ...... зведать дислокацию противника.
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ロングアイランドの戦い（英: Battle of Long ...... タンが最初の目標になると考え、自軍の主力をそこへ移動させた。
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Bataille de Long Island
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Batalha de Long Island
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Batalla de Long Island
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Battaglia di Long Island
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Battle of Long Island
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Bitwa na Long Island
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Schlacht von Long Island
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Slag bij Long Island
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ロングアイランドの戦い
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