American Revolution, Battle of Long Island
American Revolution, Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776. The outnumbered and inexperienced Continental Army retreat across Gowanus Creek. 10, 000 Continential suffered 300 killed, 800 wounded, and over 1, 000 captured. The British force of regular soldiers and Hessians of 20, 000, lost 64 killed, 293 wounded, and 31 missing
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13124280
Media ID
45372387
Size
2100px x 1727px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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