David Smith, «New York 1776: The Continentals' first battle»
Osprey Publishing Ltd | ISBN: 1846032857 | 2008 | PDF | 96 pages | 38.8 MB
General Sir William Howe's NewYork campaign gave the British their best chance of destroying the Continental Army and George Washington's resistance to colonial power. Having initially assembled his forces on Staten Island, Howe succeeded in dividing the Continentals, defeated them on Long Island and forced Washington to retreat to Brooklyn Heights. Under siege there Washington successfully extricated his troops and crossed the East River to Manhattan but soon had to fall back on Harlem Heights.