Landing at Kip's Bay
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The landing at Kip's Bay was a British amphibious landing carried out on September 15, 1776 during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It occurred on the East River
The British landing at Kip's Bay, New York Island, 15 September 1776 Robert Cleveley, 1777
Portrait of Sir Henry Clinton made a year after the landing
Statue of George Washington in Brooklyn
General Israel Putnam
The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North American colonies in the hope of bringing a rap
Engraving by Alonzo Chappel depicting the conference.
Benjamin Franklin and Lord Howe had previously discussed colonial grievances.
The Conference House
Admiral Lord Richard Howe proposed the conference and represented the British