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The Narrows
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The Narrows is the tidal strait separating the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. It connects the Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay and forms the principal channel by whi
Brooklyn (bottom) and Staten Island (upper right), connected by the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
Brooklyn (bottom) and Staten Island (upper right), connected by the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
An 1832 published view of The Narrows and New York Bay by the Swiss/French artist Karl Bodmer (1809–1893), drawn during his American travels in the 18
An 1832 published view of The Narrows and New York Bay by the Swiss/French artist Karl Bodmer (1809–1893), drawn during his American travels in the 1830s. Pictured with the early 19th century to mid-20th century military post of Fort Lafayette (1815–1960, originally named Fort Diamond) on Hendricks Reef, visible off the Brooklyn / Long Island eastern shore of the Narrows / Bay.
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge, shown with the United States Navy warship USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) passing underneath it, spans The Narrows
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge, shown with the United States Navy warship USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) passing underneath it, spans The Narrows
Battle of Long Island
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The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on August 27, 1776, at and near the western e
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…Long Island. There they soon routed General George Washington's dug-in defending Continental Army by a long sweeping end-run flank attack at the famous Battle of Long Island (a.k.a. the Battle of Brooklyn) of August 27, 1776, before they made their escape, evacuating at night by barge / rowboats across the East River back…
2004 painting of the battle
2004 painting of the battle
General William Howe
General William Howe
General George Washington
General George Washington
The British fleet in the lower bay, published in Harper's Magazine in 1876, depicts a Royal Navy fleet amassing off Staten Island in the summer of 177
The British fleet in the lower bay, published in Harper's Magazine in 1876, depicts a Royal Navy fleet amassing off Staten Island in the summer of 1776