Battle of Harlem Heights

When

16 Sep 1776

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.81° N, 73.96° W

Description

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought on September 16, 1776, in the Harlem Heights, Manhattan, during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. A force of just under 1,800 American troops under General George Washington engaged a force of just under 1,600 British troops under Brigadier-general Alexander Leslie.

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• American Revolutionary War19 Apr 1775 · War of independence