Battle Of Brooklyn 1776

Author : John J. Gallagher
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786751320
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle Of Brooklyn 1776 written by John J. Gallagher and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Brooklyn, New York, for a few tense hours in 1776, the fate of the entire United States hung by a thread. The Battle of Brooklyn (sometimes called "The Battle of Long Island") has since come to be recognized as one of history's great battles. It was the largest clash of the Revolution, in terms of both troops and casualties, and it brought the fledgling American republic to the brink of disaster. At the height of the fighting, only the valiant sacrifice of one regiment--the Marylanders--staved off catastrophe. The British army, meanwhile, executed a three-pronged surprise assault with admirable professionalism, turning the wilds of Brooklyn into a killing ground for the British and Hessian troops. One can sympathize with the plight of George Washington, who, charged with the task of defeating the finest army of the Old World, had to mold citizen-soldiers from throughout the thirteen colonies--"patriots"--into a viable military force. At Brooklyn, the young American army did not quite meet its commander's expectations. Still, it remained in the field. And the evacuation conducted after the battle was a masterpiece of efficiency, ensuring that the New World's armed forces would fight another day. Thought the Battle of Brooklyn would prove a victory for the British Empire, it demonstrated to all the American resolve and courage that would eventually result in independence for the United States. "In his shot-by-shot account of the largest and bloodiest battle of the American Revolution, Gallagher recreates the fierce encounter of 27 August 1776 in which twenty thousand British, Hessian and Loyalist troops defeated ten thousand patriot soldiers. . . . the book offers many perceptive observations and the author succinctly summarizes the lessons derived . . . this book is recommended reading for those who cherish the heritage of the gallant 'rabble in arms' that risked all for American independence."-Long Island Historical Journal "Long neglected . . . the Battle of Brooklyn is given comprehensive coverage . . . using a lively writing style Gallagher makes it easy to visualize the actual skirmishes by providing interesting details." -Flintlock and Powderhorn

Author : Henry Phelps Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Campaign of 1776 Around New York and Brooklyn written by Henry Phelps Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Phelps Johnston
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn written by Henry Phelps Johnston and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn is a work by Henry Phelps Johnston. In this book of history, the struggle in NYC in 1776 sets the tone for the remainder of the American War of Independence, even foreshadowing ensuing American victory.

Author : John Gallagher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873376393
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Brooklyn 1776 written by John Gallagher and published by . This book was released on 1995-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the largest battle fought during the American Revolution with 32,000 hardened English, Irish, Scottish and German soldiers opposing just 11,000 men of George Washington's new Continental Army.

Author : Sam W. Galowitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781425768607
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary War, Battle of Brooklyn written by Sam W. Galowitz and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first battle of the Revolution was fought in the streets of Brooklyn in New York City on August 22, 1776. At that time the battlefield was a farming community. The battle was a decisive defeat for the newly formed American Army but were not destroyed as the British had hoped. The American Army escaped destruction by a combination of luck and the initial skill of Washington in the withdrawal of the his army in the middle of a foggy night across the East River.

Author : Linda Davis Reno
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078645184X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maryland 400 in the Battle of Long Island, 1776 written by Linda Davis Reno and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-06-18 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work chronicles the story of 400 young men who willingly and knowingly sacrificed themselves to save the Continental Army at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Holding back 20,000 British and Hessian soldiers, they allowed their comrades to retreat and may have saved the Revolution from immediate defeat. This exhaustively researched account introduces the reader to the background of the battle and the stories of the individuals who fought that day, and includes biographies with extensive quoted material in addition to a general historic overview.

Author : Barnet Schecter
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780712636483
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle for New York written by Barnet Schecter and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2003 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 15 September, 1776, the British army under General William Howe invaded Manhattan Island, with the largest expeditionary force in their history. George Washington's Continental Army, still in disarray after the disastrous Battle of Brooklyn some two weeks earlier, retreated north to Harlem Heights, leaving New York in British hands. Control of the city was Howe's primary objective. Located at the mouth of the strategically vital Hudson river, it had become the centrepiece of England's strategy for putting down the American rebellion. key to the colonies, New York proved to be the fatal chalice that poisoned the British war effort. The Battle for New York tells the story of how the city became the pivot on which the American Revolution turned - from the political and religious struggles of the 1760s and early 1770s that polarised its citizens and increasingly made New York a hotbed of radical thought and action; to the campaign of 1776 that turned New York into a series of battlefields; to the seven years of British occupation, during which time Washington and Congress were as determined to regain the city as the British were to hold it. the book, was by far the largest military venture of the Revolutionary War; it involved almost every significant participant in the war on both sides; and there can be little doubt that during it the fate of America hung in the balance. Moreover, the outcome had a direct impact on the major turning points of the rest of the war.

Author : Lauren Tarshis
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545919754
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived #15) written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the American Revolution in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series. Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the American Revolution in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series. British soldiers were everywhere. There was no escape. Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He was only eleven years old! He'd barely paid attention to the troubles between America and England. How could he, while being worked to the bone by his cruel uncle, Uriah Storch? But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee the only home he knows, Nate is suddenly propelled toward a thrilling and dangerous journey into the heart of the Revolutionary War. He finds himself in New York City on the brink of what will be the biggest battle yet.

Author : Henry P. Johnston
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849649482
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn written by Henry P. Johnston and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The site now occupied by the city of New York is pre-eminently "Revolutionary soil." Very few of our historic places are more closely associated with the actual scenes of that struggle. As at Boston in 1775, so here in 1776, we had the war at our doors and all about us. In the present volume the record of what has occured is given as a single connected account, with many additional particulars which have come to light. This material, gathered largely from the descendants of officers and soldiers who participated in that campaign, is published with other documents in Part II. of this work, and is presented as its principal feature.

Author : Henry Phelps Johnston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Campaign of 1776 Around New York and Brooklyn written by Henry Phelps Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: