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The campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn. Brooklyn: The Long Island Historical Society. p. 245. OCLC 234710. citizens. Lamb, Martha Joanna (1896). History of the City of New York: The Century of National Independence, Closing in 1880. New York: A. S. Barnes. OCLC 7932050. Schecter, Barnet (2002). The Battle for New York.
1776 – First Great Fire of New York City of 1776; 1776 – Around two-thirds of Varaždin, the capital of Croatia at the time, destroyed in a fire of unknown origin. 1787 – Great Boston Fire of 1787. 100 buildings destroyed in the southern part of Boston. [8] 1788 – First Great New Orleans Fire of 1788, 856 out of 1,100 structures burned.
1776 establishments in New York (state) (5 P) ... Great Fire of New York (1776) H. Heights of Guan; Thomas Hickey (soldier) P. Battle of Pell's Point; R. Red Hook ...
The fire covered 13 acres (53,000 m 2) in 17 city blocks and destroyed between 530 and 700 buildings. [9] This part of the city is now known as Coenties Slip, an area between the East River and Maiden Lane in the north and William Street in the west. [10] According to an account published in the History of the City of New York:
July 9 – American Revolution – An angry mob in New York City topples the equestrian statue of George III of Great Britain in Bowling Green. July 12 – Captain James Cook sets off from Plymouth , England, in HMS Resolution on his third voyage , to the Pacific Ocean and Arctic , which will be fatal.
As the war continued, Fort Lee in New Jersey and New York City were British strongholds, West Point was a Revolutionary stronghold, and Tappan became a front line in the conflict. George Washington made the nearby De Wint House his headquarters.
A portrait of Major John Andre remains upside down at the '76 House in Tappan. General George Washington turned it over when Andre was hung as a spy after giving the plans of West Point to ...
The history of New York City (1665–1783) began with the establishment of English rule over Dutch New Amsterdam and New Netherland.As the newly renamed City of New York and surrounding areas developed, there was a growing independent feeling among some, but the area was divided in its loyalties.