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Birth of a Nation Era Battle Yes Washington’s Siege Narratives
The account outlines Washington’s strategic choices during the New York siege with 26 500 troops in paper strength and 19 000 actual, Greene and Howe urging different plans, naval threats on the Hudson and East Rivers, and political aims abroad. It includes Congress debates, Hessian leaflets, and Franklin’s fables amid the looming clash.
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Washington
Greene
New York City
White Plains
Hudson
East River
London
Charleston
South Carolina
Henry Clinton
Lord Cornwallis
Howe
Prescott
Charles Towne
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Governor's Island
Kingsbridge
Fort Lee
Long Island
Hudson River
Harlem River
Gravesend Bay
New York
Staten Island
Elizabeth Towne
New Jersey
Bayonne
New Brunswick
Philadelphia
Riverdale
Bowling Green
Pelham
George Washington
Bronx
Cornwallis
Thomson
Jefferson
Marine Committee
Lake Champlain
Canada
New England