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New York 1776: The Continentals’ first battle (Campaign)

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Osprey’s examination of the COntinentals’ first battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). General Sir William Howe’s NewYork campaign gave the British their best chance of destroying the Continental Army and George Washington’s resistance to colonial power. Having to start with assembled his forces on Staten Island, Howe succeeded in dividing the Continentals, defeated them on Long Island and forced Washington to retreat to Brooklyn Heights. Under siege there Washington successfully extricated his troops and crossed the East River to Manhattan but soon needed to fall back on Harlem Heights.

After a couple of weeks Howe forced the Continentals north to White Plains and defeated them again. Then again, he allowed Washington to withdraw and preserve his army when more aggressive pursuit could have brought the campaign to a decisive conclusion and ended the war. As an alternative, with the British army abruptly weakening and facing huge manpower shortages, Washington emerged from a succession of defeats to produce what used to be in the end a war-winning strategy. The creator provides fascinating insights into a unique campaign by which a string of British victories in the end led to failure and defeat.

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