New York and New Jersey Campaign July 1776 to March 1777

New York & New Jersey Campaign July 1776 to March 1777

Gen. Howe
Mrs. Loring
Cornwallis
G. Washington
Charles Lee


2 July 1776 - Landings at Staten Island

27 Aug. 1776 - Battle of Long Island (NY/NJ Campaign)

29/30 Aug. 1776 - Washington's Retreat Across The East River (account of Benjamin Tallmadge)

11 Sept. 1776 Staten Island Peace Conference -- The Howes meet with John Adams, Ben Franklin & Edward Rutledge

15 Sept 1776 - Landing at Kip's Bay

16 Sept. 1776 - Battle of Harlem Heights

12 Oct. 1776 - Attempted landing at Throg's Neck:  In 1776, George Washington's headquarters wrote of a potential British landing at "Frogs Neck":  "Frogs Neck and Point is a kind of Island, there are two passages at the Main which are fordable at low Water at both of which we have thrown up Works, which will give some Annoyance should they attempt to come off by either of these Ways... The grounds leading from Frogs Point towards our Post at Kingsbridge are as defensible as they can be wished." 

At the bridge over Westchester Creek, . . .  General Howe did make an unsuccessful effort to cut off Washington's troops . . . [W]hen the British approached, the Americans ripped up the plank bridge and opened a heavy fire that forced Howe to withdraw and change his plans; six days later he landed troops at Rodman's Neck to the north, on the far side of Eastchester Bay.

18 Oct. 1776 - Battle of Pell's Point (John Glover)

28 Oct. 1776 - Battle of White Plains

16 Nov. 1776 - Battle of Fort Washington

20 Nov. 1776 - Fort Lee abandoned

Rather than pursue and destroy Washington, Howe sends his forces into winter cantonments.  As the American forces retreated across New Jersey and crossed the Deleware River into Pennsylvania.  Howe, returned to "the arms of Mrs. Loring" in N.Y.

8 Dec. 1776 - Gen. Clinton takes Newport, Rhode Island to secure an ice free port

26 Dec. 1776 -- Battle of Trenton
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3 January 1777 - Battle of Princeton