Battle of Long Island

Ne zaman

27 Ağu 1776

Tür

Muharebe

Koordinatlar

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)Kaynak sayfası
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “American Revolution: Battle of Long Island – George Washington's troops are defeated in Brooklyn by the British, under William Howe” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “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…” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “victoire britannique à la bataille de Long Island ou de Brooklyn” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “Лонг-Айлендское сражение между английскими войсками генерала Уильяма Хау и американскими силами генерала Израэля Патнэма” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · “アメリカ独立戦争: ロングアイランドの戦い。” adını veriyorCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Kaynak sayfası

• American Revolutionary War19 Nis 1775 · Bağımsızlık savaşı