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Years: 1776 - 1776
September
Washington, who had previously been ordered by Congress to hold New York City, is concerned during this time that he might have escaped one trap for another, since the army is still vulnerable to being surrounded on Manhattan.
To keep his escape routes open to the north, he places five thousand troops in the city (which at this time only occupies the lower portion of Manhattan), and takes the rest of the army to Harlem Heights.
In the first recorded use of a submarine in warfare, he also attempts a novel attack on the Royal Navy, launching the Turtle in a failed attempt to sink the HMS Eagle, Admiral Howe's flagship.
To keep his escape routes open to the north, he places five thousand troops in the city (which at this time only occupies the lower portion of Manhattan), and takes the rest of the army to Harlem Heights.
In the first recorded use of a submarine in warfare, he also attempts a novel attack on the Royal Navy, launching the Turtle in a failed attempt to sink the HMS Eagle, Admiral Howe's flagship.
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Years: 1776 - 1776
September
Locations
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- Hessians
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- British people
- New York, independent state of
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
- Americans
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