New York and New Jersey campaign
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Was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington.
Chronology
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December 1776: British took took Newport, Rhode Island.
August 1776: Battle of Long Island. British victory.
October 1776: Battle of Pell's Point. British victory.
November 1776: Fort Washington, New York, is attacked by superior British forces.
December 1776: He sent General Lord Cornwallis to chase Washington's army through New Jersey. The Americans withdrew across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania in early December.
October 1776: General William Howe and 13,500 British and Hessians square off against General George Washington and 14,500 Americans at White Plains, New York. British victory.
Was the U.S. counterattack to the British invasion of New York and New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War.
January 1776: General Howe withdrew most of his army from New Jersey, only leaving outposts at New Brunswick and Perth Amboy.
Was the British invasion of New York and New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War.
August 1776: The British forces, led by General William Howe, landed on the shores of Gravesend Bay in southwest Kings County, across the Narrows from Staten Island in 1776. This marked the beginning of the British occupation of New York City during the American Revolutionary War.
Selected Sources
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.45
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.50
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.52
Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.53
