History

TIL about the Battle of Brooklyn where British General Howe flanked Washington at 3am and almost captured most of the Continental Army (probably ending the Revolutionary War)

The only reason they didn’t is because the Americans sneakily retreated 9,000 soldiers across the river to Manhattan overnight.

TIL about the Battle of Brooklyn where British General Howe flanked Washington at 3am and almost captured most of the Continental Army (probably ending the Revolutionary War)

The only reason they didn’t is because the Americans sneakily retreated 9,000 soldiers across the river to Manhattan overnight.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island

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