Battle of Long Island

When

27 Aug 1776

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

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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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Revolution: Battle of Long Island – George Washington's troops are defeated in Brooklyn by the British, under William Howe”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Briten gewinnen gegen die Truppen der Kolonisten unter Befehl von Generalmajor John Sullivan in der Schlacht von Long Island und besetzen danach New York…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire britannique à la bataille de Long Island ou de Brooklyn”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Лонг-Айлендское сражение между английскими войсками генерала Уильяма Хау и американскими силами генерала Израэля Патнэма”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アメリカ独立戦争: ロングアイランドの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• American Revolutionary War19 Apr 1775 · War of independence