EPISODE · Aug 22, 2026 · 2 MIN
Landing In Brooklyn–August 22, 1776
from 250 and Counting
One fine Thursday morning in August of 1776, about 4000 British troops, led by General Henry Clinton and General George Cornwallis, landed at Gravesend Bay in Brooklyn. By the end of the day, their number had swelled to over 16,000. George Washington’s problem was that he only heard about the initial 4000 later that day […] The post Landing In Brooklyn–August 22, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.
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