The British take New York
1776 · Event
Weeks after the Declaration, the largest expeditionary force Britain has ever sent abroad routs Washington on Long Island; only a fog-covered night evacuation saves his army. New York falls, burns, and stays British headquarters for the rest of the war — the Revolution's darkest autumn begins.
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