Battle+of+Long+Island

August 27, 1776, [|The Battle of Long Island], also known as The Battle of Brooklyn Heights was fought. This was the first major battle in the [|Revolutionary War].The Leaders of the two armies were [|Major General Lord Howe] of the British and[| General George Washington] of America. The odds were very much against George Washington. He had 10,000 troops while the British and [|Hessians] together had 20,000 troops. On March 17 of that year, after a [|siege] of [|Boston] that lasted for one year, the British retreated to [|Halifax, Nova Scotia] to [|refit] their troops. General George Washington, expecting the British to attack New York, moved his [|troops] to Long Island. He arrived to Long Island on August 13 and set up fortifications and defenses to prevent the British from getting past New York. Washington Had 18,000 soldiers, of those 18,000 he put 10,000 of them in [|fortifications] in [|Brooklyn Heights]. These troops were led by [|Major General Israel Putnam] who served during the [|French and Indian War], where he became well known. On August 22the British landed their [|ships] Long Island. They landed south of the Americanmedia type="youtube" key="96AtlU6ZzAc" height="253" width="310" forts at Brooklyn Heights. On August 26, the [|British] started to march north east toward the Americans to start their attack. The Americans however, made the mistake of not guarding three roads along the high ground. Word got out to the British and General Howe brought his troops along the roads and attack the Americans from the left, and the Hessians attack them from the front. As the British marched forward and some Americans led by [|General John Sullivan] were forced to [|retreat] behind the main Fortifications in Brooklyn.The British surprised the American troops until finally they were forced to retreat to the Main line at Brooklyn. Washington brought [|reinforcements] in on the 28th of August[|,] but was forced to [|withdraw] from Brooklyn on the 29th after increased [|threats] from the [|Royal Navy]. George Washington was then forced to leave [|New York] on September 15th. General Howe did not interfere when he had the chance to capture most of the [|Continental army] and Washington himself. Washington fought during his withdrawal all the way to the [|Delaware River] where he spent his [|winter] ad would recover from their loss.



__**Questions:**__

1. Who allied the British in the Battle of Long Island?

2. Where did the Americans retreat for the Winter?

3. What was another name for this battle?