Episode 103 The Battle of Brooklyn

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The British land 20,000 men on Long Island. Using a flanking maneuver, they easily kill, capture, and scatter the inexperienced Americans. Just as the regulars and Hessians appear to inflict the final death blow, British general Howe calls a halt to the assault. He fears sending his troops against the dug in Continentals along the East River. Instead, he opts for a slow advance of digging entrenchments. The British delay, along with the luck of weather, allows the Americans to escape back to Manhattan Island. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Brooklyn, 1776, By John J. Gallagher. Online Recommendation of the Week: American Battlefield Trust https://www.battlefields.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.
0:19.0	Today episode 103 the Battle of Brooklyn.
0:23.8	When we last left New York, General Howe commanded a combined force of about 32,000 British
0:29.8	and Hession soldiers on Staten Island, supported by his brother Admiral Howe with over 10,000
0:36.6	sailors and Marines on over 400 ships.
0:41.1	The regulars had had time to recover from their sea voyages and were in top condition after living on Staten Island for weeks with plenty of fresh food and exercise.
0:51.0	Opposing them, General Washington, had less than 10,000 Continental
0:55.6	soldiers and perhaps another 10,000 or so militia that might be available.
1:00.4	Even most of the Continental soldiers had no combat experience nor even much drilling for combat.
1:08.0	Most of the veterans of Concord and Bunker Hill had left the Army at the end of 1775 replaced by new recruits.
1:17.0	As at Boston, disease continued to ravage the Army with smallpox, dysendary, and other diseases filling military
1:25.2	hospital camps with nearly 6,000 soldiers unfit for duty. Among the sick
1:31.3	was General Nathaniel Green who had been in command of the Long Island
1:35.6	defenses until he fell ill. In his place, Washington gave command to General
1:41.9	John Sullivan just back from losing Canada.
1:45.0	Washington's Army had spent the past six months improving their defenses and
1:50.0	anticipating possible enemy attacks.
1:53.2	Washington was not sure if the British would make a direct assault on New York City
1:57.6	or attack Long Island or Northern New Jersey and then commit Washington from one of the sides.
2:04.3	The British fleet might also just sail up the Hudson, land behind Washington's forces, and
2:09.4	cut him off from retreat.
2:11.7	As a result, Washington spread his army all over the region to be ready for all these different
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