Wars are not won by evacuation, but George Washington’s decision to evacuate Long Island in August 1776 ultimately saved the ...
The Battle of Long Island took place on Long Island, but (as most Long Islanders know) not exactly. On Aug. 27, 1776, just weeks after the signing of the Declaration of Independence on Aug. 2, the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a miracle of deliverance. Orders had gone out to military officers to collect “every kind of watercraft … that could be ...
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