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Battle of Harlem Heights

The Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776

January 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

battle of harlem hightsThe engagement on upper Manhattan Island on September 16th, 1776, was the first successful battle for George Washington’s troops in the quest for independence from Great Britain and presaged the emergence of an effective fighting force among the citizen-soldiers who made up the Continental Army.

The cooperative effort of regiments from New England, Maryland, and Virginia — whose men lacked any sense of national identity before the American Revolution — indicated the potential for this fledgling army to cohere around a common national purpose and affiliation and become the primary instrument for securing America’s right to self-rule. [Read more…] about The Battle of Harlem Heights, 1776

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Harlem Heights, Connecticut, Harlem, Manhattan, Military History, New York City

Camp Chelsea, 1776: Manhattan’s Lost Revolutionary Garrison

June 15, 2022 by Brian Barrett Leave a Comment

Revolutionary War Encampment courtesy frontierfolk.orgWho knew that a military encampment once existed in today’s busy eclectic Chelsea in Manhattan?

The inquisitive tourist will not see or hear anything about a Revolutionary War camp there. Nor will they hear about General John Fellows or his headquarters at a glass works factory. Additionally, there were long forgotten tent encampments near the glassworks where 1500 Massachusetts Provincials slept.

These ghosts with muskets and white canvas tents were members of the Fellows’ Massachusetts Brigade. History recorded little about their activities and no known permanent monuments or markers were ever established to give us a clue about soldiers actual location or activities. [Read more…] about Camp Chelsea, 1776: Manhattan’s Lost Revolutionary Garrison

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Brooklyn, Battle of Harlem Heights, Battle of Kips Bay, Battle of White Plains, Brooklyn, East River, Long Island, Manhattan, Military History, New York City

Israel Putnam: Hero of the Revolution

January 7, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Major General Israel PutnamRobert Hubbard is set to speak on his book Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution, on January 24th at 6:30 pm at the The Fraunces Tavern Museum in the City of New York.

A colorful figure of 18th century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) was an important leader in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Hubbard’s lecture will include a discussion of Putnam’s role in the Battle of Brooklyn, the Landing at Kip’s Bay and the Battle of Harlem Heights. [Read more…] about Israel Putnam: Hero of the Revolution

Filed Under: Books, Events, History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Battle of Brooklyn, Battle of Harlem Heights, Books, Fraunces Tavern Museum, French And Indian War, Israel Putnam, Military History, New York City

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