All the Colonial News That's Fit to Print
Date: 27th August 1776
The City at the Heart of the American Revolution
By Joseph Iuso
The Battle of
Long Island took place on August 27,1776. The American
outpost of Colonel Edward
Hand's sent word that the British were preparing to cross Long
Island from Staten Island. There was going to be a horrific battle on
August 27 at dawn. The major generals were American General
Washington and
British Generals William Howe,
Cornwallis, and Clinton. 
The
American side had about 9,500
men, while the British had about 22,000! The Americans
couldn't defend themselves anymore and were pushed back. Two hundred
men of Edward Hand's withdrew to Prospect Hill, destroying the property
and supplies that the British might use. The British ships returned to
Staten Island and landed in Gravesend Bay with more
than 5,000 men with
about 40 cannons safely to the shore.
The
American side had about 9,500
men, while the British had about 22,000! The Americans
couldn't defend themselves anymore and were pushed back. Two hundred
men of Edward Hand's withdrew to Prospect Hill, destroying the property
and supplies that the British might use. The British ships returned to
Staten Island and landed in Gravesend Bay with more
than 5,000 men with
about 40 cannons safely to the shore. 
The
battle of New York took place in 1776, at the
beginning of the Revolutionary War. In the morning
hours on August 27, the Americans fired on a few British soldiers. The
British organized their troops and attacked Long Island. Washington had built
batteries on Manhattan and Long Island to prevent the British fleet
penetrating past New York. After
Washington lost Long Island, he knew the British would come for New
York, so Washington was protecting both New York and Brooklyn. By
August, a number of recruits joined the Patriots, bringing the total
number of troops to around 19,000 men. Early in the morning of August
22, Howe led a group of 20,000 soldiers to the fight against Long
Island. Once the British arrived on Long Island, there were more than
15,000 troops and dozens of artillery pieces on the shore. In the end,
Washington was forced to evacuate New York.
The British won in the end and Washington was forced to evacuate New York by the British. The Americans gained experience for further battles by fighting in this war. They prepared more troops and ships for the next battle against the British.
The British won in the end and Washington was forced to evacuate New York by the British. The Americans gained experience for further battles by fighting in this war. They prepared more troops and ships for the next battle against the British.
| British Killed |
Americans Killed |
| Around
400 |
Around 2000 |
| Major American General |
Map of the Battle of Long Island |
Major British General |
 |
 |
 |
| About 2,000 Americans killed |
<--------Number of soldiers
killed--------> |
Around 400 British troops killed |
