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A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the position of the American & British armies, before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776

A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the positi...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

West Point with its fortifications etc. in 1780.

West Point with its fortifications etc. in 1780.

Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lord Stirling at the battle of Long Island

Lord Stirling at the battle of Long Island

Picryl description: Public domain image of war, military conflict, infantry, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Battle of Long Island, 1874 - NARA - 531085

Battle of Long Island, 1874 - NARA - 531085

General notes: From painting by Alonzo Chappel Public domain photograph of 18th-century portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

1867 Stiles Map of Brooklyn, New York City, New York - Geographicus - BrooklynBattle-stiles-1867

1867 Stiles Map of Brooklyn, New York City, New York - Geographicus - ...

An extremely attractive decorative plan of Brooklyn, New York drawn in 1867 by Samuel Edward Stiles. Designed for Stiles’ important History of Brooklyn , this rare map attempted to illustrate August 27th, 177... More

1878 Bien and Johnson Map of New York City (Manhattan Island) During the Revolutionary War - Geographicus - NewYorkCity-johnsonbien-1878

1878 Bien and Johnson Map of New York City (Manhattan Island) During t...

An unusual map of Manhattan Island will adjacent parts of Long Island and New Jersey drawn in 1878 for issue in Henry P. Johnston's history of the Battle of Long Island and the loss of New York. In compiling h... More

Denyse s landing 1776

Denyse s landing 1776

Denyse's Ferry, the first place at which the Hessians and British landed on Long Island Aug. 22nd 1776 NOW FORT HAMILTONSite of British invasion force landing for the Battle of Long Island

Washington Battle of Brooklyn 3c 1951 issue

Washington Battle of Brooklyn 3c 1951 issue

Image of Washington-Battle of Brooklyn stamp, 3-cent, 1951 issue

U.S. Army - Artillery Retreat from Long Island 1776

U.S. Army - Artillery Retreat from Long Island 1776

Painting of the American retreat from Long Island after the battle of Brooklyn

Maryland 400 monument PP jeh

Maryland 400 monument PP jeh

Looking North at the column

Remsen Cem sign jeh

Remsen Cem sign jeh

Looking north at NY State Historic Marker on a cloudy afternoon.

Johannes Adam Simon Oertel Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C. ca. 1859

Johannes Adam Simon Oertel Pulling Down the Statue of King George III,...

Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C. Working decades after the event, the artist depicts an imagined, romanticized image of the scene. The painting shows the Sons of Liberty destroying the statue... More

Battleoflongisland

Battleoflongisland

Lord Stirling leading an attack against the British in order to buy time for other troops to retreat at the Battle of Long Island, 1776.

Woodhull Tablet PS 35 20230215 143046

Woodhull Tablet PS 35 20230215 143046

Woodhull Tablet PS35 Stele of General Nathanial Woodhull mounted inside the N. Woodhull elementary school in Hollis, NY

Battleof Longisland

Battleof Longisland

The Battle of Long Island, a National Guard Heritage Painting by 21st century artist Domenick D'Andrea that was created for the National Guard Bureau. The painting depicts the Delaware Regiment at the Battle o... More

Battle of Long Island by Domenick D'Andrea

Battle of Long Island by Domenick D'Andrea

Brooklyn, New York -- August 27, 1776 -- Colonel Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, a hero of the Revolutionary War and father of Robert E. Lee, once commented that during the war "the state of Delaware furnished ... More

Stirling's Retreat thru the swamps

Stirling's Retreat thru the swamps

August 27th, 1776 the advance was 3 pronged, Grant had the left and was instructed to hold for a signal from Howe on the right, flanking the americans thru jamaica pass. Stirling retreated behind the marylande... More

Powder horn with scrimshaw - Indiana State Museum - DSC00391

Powder horn with scrimshaw - Indiana State Museum - DSC00391

Powder horn with scrimshaw, late 18th century; scrimshaw by Major Joseph Shaler of the Connecticut Continental Army, representing Revolutionary War battles in which he participated (battle of Long Island, raid ... More

Position of the American Army at New York and the Battle of Long Island - DPLA - 290a9b6dffd9a8819a6fe9731735a4cd

Position of the American Army at New York and the Battle of Long Islan...

Original caption: From "The Writings of George Washington" by Jared Sparks - Vol. IV Boston 1834 - page 68. State: New York

Battle of Brooklyn - Public domain vintage map

Battle of Brooklyn - Public domain vintage map

British map of the Battle of Brooklyn

Gravesend Bay Landings 1776

Gravesend Bay Landings 1776

Disembarkation of the Troops at Gravesend Bay under the Command of Sir George Collier, R.N, aquatint

Retreat from long island by James Charles Armytage

Retreat from long island by James Charles Armytage

"Retreat at Long Island"General George Washington personally orchestrating the successful retreat of the Continental Army, militias, and their supplies across the East River from Brooklyn Heights to Manhattan,... More

View from Battle Hill-James Smillie

View from Battle Hill-James Smillie

View From Battle Hill, a steel engraving by James Smillie. Battle Hill is the highest point in Brooklyn, New York. Located in what is now Greenwood Cemetery, Battle Hill was named for the fighting that occured ... More

Battle map of brooklyn - Public domain map

Battle map of brooklyn - Public domain map

Battle map of brooklyn August 27th, 1776 showing the Gowanus creek, with escape routes of General William Alexander, Lord Stirling thru marshland to the Red Hook Lane

Browers mill - A drawing of a house on a dock

Browers mill - A drawing of a house on a dock

Browers mill on Gowanus Creek in 1776, during the battle of brooklyn Stirling's retreat from battle hill was enabled by the tidal mill over the Gowanus Creek near present day Union St.

Gravestone 1776 - A black and white drawing of a grave

Gravestone 1776 - A black and white drawing of a grave

woodcut- General Woodhulls Gravestone 1776 Public domain scan of 1860s woodcut print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan in September 1776 (34 MB)

Map of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan in September 1776 (34 MB)

Map of Brooklyn at the time of the Revolutionary War, drawn by General Jeremiah Johnson From: Valentine, D. T. , ed. (1858) Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, New York City: Common Council,... More

Map of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan in September 1776 (4 MB)

Map of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan in September 1776 (4 MB)

Map of Brooklyn at the time of the Revolutionary War, drawn by General Jeremiah Johnson From: Valentine, D. T. , ed. (1858) Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, New York City: Common Council,... More

New Utrecht house - A drawing of a house in which woodhill died

New Utrecht house - A drawing of a house in which woodhill died

dwelling erected in 1658, by De Sille, sketched by Miss C. Lott, demolished in 1850 by the owner, Mr. Barent Wyckoff.

Bataille de Long Island

Bataille de Long Island

Français : Carte de la Bataille de Long Island en 1776. Ajouts personnels effectués en mars 2004, sans copyright, sur fond de carte du domaine public. Carte issue de wiki en: publiée dans The Hessians and the ... More

Battle-of-Long-Island-Map-sml - Public domain old map

Battle-of-Long-Island-Map-sml - Public domain old map

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

The Hessians - Battle of Long Island

The Hessians - Battle of Long Island

Map of the Battle of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War.

New york retreat 1776 - Public domain map
The stone house of Gowanus, scene of the battle of Long Island (1909) (14784029142)

The stone house of Gowanus, scene of the battle of Long Island (1909) ...

Identifier: cu31924032753067 (find matches) Title: The stone house of Gowanus, scene of the battle of Long Island Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Fraser, Georgia Subjects: Brooklyn. Old stone house Long Island,... More