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John Glover Rescued Washington at Brooklyn Beach
AP News features writer SID MOODY chronicles Colonel John Glover and Marblehead seamen who saved Washington’s Long Island army after the Battle of Long Island. Amid rain and fog, Glover gathered boats and men to move troops to Paulus Hook, steering through British vigilance to reach Manhattan before Howe’s forces could strike.
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