Battle of Long Island

متى

27 أغسطس 1776

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

40.66° N, 73.98° W

Description

1776 first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the Declaration of Independence

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on August 27, 1776, at and near the western edge of Long Island in present-day Brooklyn. The British defeated the Continental Army and gained access to the strategically important Port of New York, which they held for the rest of the war.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · يسمّيه «victoire britannique à la bataille de Long Island ou de Brooklyn»Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0صفحة المصدر
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