Title: The Battle of Long Island: With Connected Preceeding Events, and the Subsequent American Retreat
Publisher: HardPress Publishing
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461556707
ISBN 13: 9780461556704
Binding: PAP
Condition: New
Weight: 970 grams

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The Battle Of Long Island: With Connected Preceeding Events, And The Subsequent American Retreat by Thomas Warren Field. This historical work surveys the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn) and the dramatic American retreat in August 1776, assembling a mosaic of primary documents, eyewitness accounts, and later historiography. Focusing on Gravesend Bay, Flatbush, Gowanus, Red Hook, and surrounding marshes, it traces the British landing and encirclement of American defenses, the courageous but costly stands of Sullivan, Stirling, and other regiments, and the decisive nocturnal retreat across the East River under cover of fog. The book juxtaposes American discipline with militia improvisation, examines supply and morale pressures, and highlights pivotal episodes such as the Bennet farm defense and the diplomatic-intrigue context surrounding loyalist and partisan activity. Washington's leadership and the political-military dynamics behind the evacuation are analyzed, culminating in the preservation of the core army for subsequent campaigns and the transformation of the New York theater of war. The volume collects 1776 primary documents and testimonies, official dispatches, regimental journals, prisoner lists, affidavits, and later commentary from both sides, offering a multi-perspective record on the landing, fighting around Flatbush, and the decision to retreat.

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