The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn / Including a new and circumstantial account of the battle of Long island and the loss of New York, with a review of events to the close of the year
Henry Phelps Johnston
History
Book language: English
512 pages
A historical study of the 1776 campaign around New York and Brooklyn during the American Revolution. It recounts the Battle of Long Island, the loss of New York, and events through the close of the year, drawing on maps, portraits, and original documents. Listen for a detailed, documentary-style account of a pivotal military episode.
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Transcriber's Note: In quoted passages and in the documents in Part II of this e-book, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, hyphenation, and abbreviations have been retained as they appear in the original. In the remainder of the text, obvious printer errors have been corrected, but archaic spellings (e.g., "reconnoissance" for "reconnaissance," "aid" for "aide") have been retained. Hover the mouse over text underlined in red to see a pop-up Transcriber's Note. Hyperlinks are also provided for items mentioned in the original book's Errata page. Contents THE CAMPAIGN OF 1776 AROUND NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN. INCLUDING A NEW AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND AND THE LOSS OF NEW YORK,
WITH A REVIEW OF EVENTS TO THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR, CONTAINING MAPS, PORTRAITS, AND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. BY HENRY P. JOHNSTON. BROOKLYN, N.Y.: PUBLISHED BY THE LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1878. Copyright, 1878, By HENRY P. JOHNSTON, For the Society. S.W. GREEN, PRINTER AND ELECTROTYPER, 16 and 18 Jacob Street, New York. map [Enlarge] NEW YORK and BROOKLYN WITH THEIR ENVIRONS IN 1776. Compiled by H.P. JOHNSTON. Steel Engr. F. von Egloffstein, N.Y.
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