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By the summer of 1776, the Revolution seemed won, until a hundred British ships darkened New York’s horizon. What followed was the first great test of George Washington’s army in the Battle of Long Island.
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i wonder if Jamaica Pass give its name to modern day Jamaica Ave? 🤔🤷♂️
There’s a huge difference between uniform cats and the 🤡’s that were portrayed. It’s getting so silly. Just came for a history video not some commie nonsense clownery to be interjected.
The timing of this video is perfect lol
Its a shame that the genocidal slave state won this war.
You should do a series on the boxer rebellion in Peking (now Beijing)
He who fights and runs away/Lives to fight another day."
I'm not sure an attack on the Hights would be foolish. It would if the artillery worked and if the Continentals didn't panic. So if the enemy does the optimal thing, yeah chasing without getting some rest is dumb. But you said the fort artillery was uselessly shooting over the British ranks anyways. In the dark of the night, I'm not sure the gunners would correct themselves. I don't blame Howe for not assuming the enemy does the thing least convenient for him since that's one of the worst assumptions in war you can make but I also think it goes to far and say "well in hindsight it was the right thing to do"
I dare you to attempt Cryptonomicon.
I read about this battle in the book 1776. I love how it ends, because you CAN'T write this stuff. If you put a lucky getaway like that in a book, it would be panned as the most contrived deus ex machina imaginable.
Washington was a great general, but he never seemed to account for the flanking manuver that the British would use again at the battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania later in the war. He still proved to be a great general, especially in knowing how to evacuate his officers and use them successfully.