Disembarkation of the Troops at Gravesend Bay under the Command of General Collier, R.N. (August 22, 1776)
John Baily British
Publisher Joyce Gold British
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This print, published in London's "Naval Chronicle," shows the landing of British forces on Long Island on August 22, 1776 before the Battle of Long Island on August 27. At the battle, a determined resistance by 250 Maryland troops prevented the main body of the American army from being captured. This allowed the evacuation of the defenses established on Brooklyn Heights during the night of August 29. General George Washington led this operation which carried the entire army over to Manhattan without loss of life, after which they retreated north up the Hudson River.
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