The digital gallery

In this modern map, we see the sweep on the British attack in summer-fall 1776, beginning with the landing on Long Island in late August 1776, the rout of the Americans at The Battle of Brooklyn, and the attack on Manhattan at Kip’s Bay on September 15, 1776. These were tactical victories for the British, resulting in the retreat of Washington to Harlem Heights in upper Manhattan. In October, the British carried out an amphibious flanking maneuver into Westchester County, requiring Washington to evacuate Harlem Heights and take up new positions above White Plains. However, the Americans left 2500 men and a huge stash of arms at Ft. Washington, in upper Manhattan. / Image courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association and mtvernon.org.