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Battle of Long Island

Battle of Long Island
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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.

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Timeline

  1. First Anglo-Maratha War1775–1782
  2. Battle of Long Island (this page)August 27, 1776
  3. Battle of TrentonDecember 26, 1776
  4. New York and New Jersey CampaignJuly 1776 – March 1777
  5. Battle of PrincetonJanuary 3, 1777
  6. Saratoga campaignJune 14, 1777 – October 17, 1777

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