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General Howe, deciding it will be better …
Years: 1776 - 1776
October
General Howe, deciding it will be better to retreat and land somewhere else, makes camp on Throgs Neck and remain here for six days while supplies and reinforcements, including seven thousand Hessian soldiers under the command of General Wilhelm von Knyphausen, are brought up from New York.
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People
- George Washington
- Henry Clinton
- Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
- Nathanael Greene
- Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- William Howe
Groups
- Hessians
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- British people
- Americans
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
- New Jersey, State of (U.S.A.)
- New York, independent state of
Topics
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- New York and New Jersey campaign
- Pell's Point, Battle of
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Years: 1776 - 1776
October
Locations
People
- George Washington
- Henry Clinton
- Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
- Nathanael Greene
- Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- William Howe
Groups
- Hessians
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- British people
- Americans
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
- New Jersey, State of (U.S.A.)
- New York, independent state of
Topics
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- New York and New Jersey campaign
- Pell's Point, Battle of
Subjects
Regions
Subregions