Battle of Brooklyn Heights

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The Battle of Brooklyn Heights was a major early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, marking the first large-scale battle after the Declaration of Independence and a significant British victory over George Washington’s Continental Army.

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instanceOf battle
event in the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Brooklyn
Battle of Long Island
associatedWith Declaration of Independence
George Washington’s early war leadership
belligerent Continental Army
Great Britain
Hessian auxiliaries
Thirteen Colonies
campaign New York campaign
combatant British Army
commander Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
Henry Clinton
Israel Putnam
John Sullivan
William Alexander, Lord Stirling
William Howe
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
date August 27, 1776
followedBy Battle of Harlem Heights
Battle of White Plains
hasCasualties heavy American casualties
moderate British and Hessian casualties
historicalEra Age of Revolution
linked to: Age of Revolutions
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedForce Royal Navy
militia units from several colonies
location Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn

Long Island, New York
notableEvent successful nighttime withdrawal of Continental Army from Brooklyn to Manhattan
partOf American Revolutionary War
precededBy Siege of Boston
result British victory
significance first large-scale engagement of the American Revolutionary War
first major battle after the Declaration of Independence
largest battle of the American Revolutionary War by troop numbers
major early British victory in the war
strategicObjective British attempt to capture New York City
strategicOutcome British gained control of New York City area
theater New York and New Jersey campaign
tookPlaceNear Brooklyn Heights
tookPlaceOn Long Island near Gowanus Bay
linked to: Brooklyn waterfront
year 1776

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Battle of Long Island alsoKnownAs Battle of Brooklyn Heights