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# The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn)
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-battle-of-long-island-brooklyn-6wkcol/
- Published: 2025-11-06T22:30:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:21.000Z
- Description: General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_82357393-cee5-4fdf-bc10-7921a973a49f, #extra

Guided by three volunteers in the dark of night, British General Henry Clinton leads 10,000 men to attack George Washington's forces at Long Island. The battle is the largest of the American Revolution, and it turns into a complete victory for the British. However, rather than dealing a final blow, the British stop, giving Washington and his troops time to flee across the river into Manhattan.