Battle of Staten Island

When

22 Aug 1777

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.58° N, 74.14° W

Description

1777 Part of the American Revolutionary War

Part of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Staten Island was a failed raid by Continental Army troops under Major General John Sullivan against British forces on Staten Island on August 22, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. After British Lieutenant General William Howe sailed with most of his army from New York City in July, Sullivan recognized that the British position on Staten Island was vulnerable, and planned an attack.

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