Battle Of Long Island: American Revolutionary War

During the American Revolution, the Americans and French (Franco-American coalition) fought the British at the Battle of Yorktown also known as “The Siege of Yorktown”. The Americans and the French fielded a combined force of roughly 16,000 soldiers to defeat the British force estimated at 7,000 soldiers. American General George Washington and French Lieutenant General de Rochambeau led the American and French soldiers. The British commanding officer was Major General Lord Cornwallis. The battle occurred from September 28 thru October 19, 1781. Cornwallis lost his dominance in the Carolinas and decided to march his army north to Virginia and seize Yorktown and Gloucester along the York River.

General Washington and the Continental Army had been routed in the Battle of Long Island and withdrew to the defenses of Brooklyn Heights, which left them confined between Hessian and British troops and the East River. General Washington was able to keep the revolution alive by maintaining the Continental Army in the field.

Once the Redcoats were set up to the best of their ability, the militiamen continued to move forward. As the militiamen closed in the British fired the first volley, Private Abner Hosmer and Captain Isaac Davis were at the head of the march and were killed instantly. That volley was the start of the Revolutionary War and is now known as the “Shot Heard around the World”. The militiamen

Though it has been called a battle, it was more of a skirmish. It happened on April 19th the year 1775 in Middlesex Country, province of Massachusetts Bay during the American Revolution. The British were marching to Concord because of the arms depot of the Americans. The Americans were out-numbered, out-gunned, and not as well trained at the British soldiers. On the side of the road there were 40 to 100 speculators of this event. When the British arrived one of the officers rode forward waving his sword and called out to the militia to disperse and go home, as well as telling them “Lay down your arms, you damned rebels!” But the Americans did not lay down their arms so the British commander Major John Pitcairn told his men to hold fire as did the Americans leader, Captain John Parker, who was a veteran from the French and Indian War (1754-1763). But, a shot was fired from an unknown source. By the end of the fight eight militia men lay

The Revolutionary War was a dreadful war leaving almost 70,000 U.S. and British soldiers dead or wounded. The war lasted eight years with America, France, Spain, and the Dutch on one side and Great Britain on the other. On October 19, 1781 the last major land battle took place, the Battle of Yorktown. Similar to other battles in the Revolutionary War, the Americans were fighting for independence from the British and as threats from them kept increasing, the situation did not get any better. George Washington is recognized to having inspired the victory achieved over the British forces. The tactics, skills, courage and the collaboration George Washington sought with the

General Washington decided to mount an attack before his Army scattered back to their homes. Under his command General Washington had 2,400 American troops and 18 guns, with infantry divisions under the command of Major General Nathanael Greene and Major General John Sullivan, as well as artillery under the command of Brigadier General Henry Knox. General Washington planned to launch three coordinated attacks. The plan was to have General John Cadwalader attack the British at Bordentown, New Jersey as a diversion and to block off reinforcements. Meanwhile, General James Ewing would take a force of 700 militia across the Delaware to capture the bridge over Assunpink Creek to prevent the British forces from escaping. George Washington would lead the main attack force of 2,400 troops. They would cross the Delaware nine miles north of Trenton and split into groups one under General Sullivan and another under General Greene. The plan was to attack before dawn. General Greene would attack from the north and General Sullivan would attack from the

The American Revolutionary War took place from 1775 to 1783. The war made the thirteen colonies of the United States of America independent from Great Britain. One of the first major battles of the American Revolution was The Battle of Long Island. The Battle of Long Island was the first battle that took place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. The battle took place in August 1776 and proved to both sides that the upcoming war would be long and arduous, not easily won by either side. The British Army was victorious in this battle and forced the Continental Army to retreat leaving the entire state of New York under British control. This paper will provide insight and valuable information into the reason behind the American Revolution, and The Battle of Long Island, specifically details concerning the Continental and British Armies, strategies employed during the battle, and an alternate outcome through addressing failures in the American strategy. An alternate outcome to the battle would have a significant impact on the American Revolutionary War.

There many important leaders in the Battle of Long Island. George Washington and Sir William Howe were the major leaders. Washington built batteries on Manhattan and Long Island to keep British fleet penetrating past New York. Also, Washington was forced to to conduct a fighting withdrawal to the Delaware River. When Howe started to attack it was the summer of 1776 in New York. It was on July 3rd when Howe landed on Staten Island, but on the next day congress declared independance.

Following the events in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775, state militiamen from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont gathered in Cambridge and the area surrounding Boston. British General Gage and about 6,000 soldiers and marines were in possession of Boston, while the American force consisted of over 16,000 men. Sickness and missing soldiers brought the number of available soldiers closer to 9,000. In addition, the American force was extremely short of gunpowder, having only around thirty or so half-full barrels of powder over what was carried in the horns of their citizen soldiers. (Ellis 27-29)

The battle of Long Island was a battle when the British tried to invade Brooklyn. It resulted in 1,800 casualties. It was a big loss for the colonists. It was the battle that the British thought would mark the Americans surrender This was where washington's escape happened. The British placed their camp 100 yards away from the colonists camp waiting for the colonists surrender. The colonists escaped in the night and retreated.

The battle of the red bank(October/22/1777) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War in which a Hessian force was sent to take Fort Mercer on the left bank (or New Jersey side) of the Delaware River just south of Philadelphia, but was decisively defeated by a far inferior force of Colonial defenders

One year prior to the battle, the French allied forces set up a plan to attack the British fleet that was set to arrive at the mouth of the harbor near Yorktown. Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies were engaged in a conflict in North America that lasted over eight years in total. The Battle of Yorktown took place later in the American Revolutionary

The battle of saratoga was actually two battles. The first battle took place in September 19, 1777 approximately lasted from 12:30 pm to 5 pm. It began as British General Burgoyne led his troops to attack American soldiers. The British attempted to isolate New England from the Southern colonies and to control upstate New York in an effort to put an end to the revolution. The british won the first battle with possession of the ground. Burgoyne attempted another assault on October 7 1777. American Benedict Arnold ignored orders from Gates to remain in his quarters. Instead, Arnold joined the fighting and led an attack capturing key points. The British were forced to retreat to Saratoga, therefore, surrounded by belated outpouring of militia,

With his ends clearly stated, he also articulated effective ways to achieve his objectives. He planned to divide his army into four distinct corps to perform three distinct missions, all designed to achieve his stated objectives. Howe proposed to establish a “defensive army” of 8,000 soldiers commanded by MAJ General Charles Cornwallis to “cover New Jersey and contain Washington’s Continental Army”. He also wanted to leave 5,000 soldiers to defend New York City. The third Corp, another 10,000 soldiers under the Command of MAJ General Henry Clinton would march from Rhode Island to Albany to “junction” with Howe’s Corp of 10,000 soldiers and the Canadian army. Howe’s Corp would fight their way up the Hudson from New York and the Canadian army would fight their way down the Hudson from Canada. Howe’s means to execute his plan provided the strategic risk. In the same letter he outlined his plan; he also requested 15,000 additional soldiers to achieve his plan’s objectives. In November 1777, neither Howe nor the British Empire had 15,000 additional soldiers available. The request came as a shock to Germain, who for political reasons declined to send the request to Parliament. Howe only received 6,000 additional soldiers for his 1777 campaign.

August 27, 1776- Battle of Long Island The British wanted to capture all of New York. General Howe wanted to move his army from Staten Island to Brooklyn. Washington learns of this a week before Howe moves the army. Washington sends about 17,000 of his 20,000 men to Brooklyn. Howe’s troops used the three prong attack method. The first one was shot down. The second one was a full out