Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Battle of White Plains took place during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. Following the retreat of George Washington 's Continental Army northward from New York City , British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County , intending to cut ...
Battle of Valcour Island: October 11, 1776: New York: British victory: British defeat American naval force on Lake Champlain, but victory comes too late to press the offensive against the Hudson valley Battle of Mamaroneck: October 22, 1776 New York British tactical victory Battle of White Plains: October 28, 1776: New York: British victory
The New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
[18] [19] Spain was willing to make war on Britain but pulled back from full-scale support of the American cause because it intensely disliked republicanism, which was a threat to its Latin American Empire. [20] On October 26, 1776, Benjamin Franklin was dispatched to France as commissioner for the United States. Franklin remained in France ...
Battle of Long Island (August 26, 1776) Landing at Kip's Bay (September 15, 1776) Battle of Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776) Battle of Pell's Point (October 18, 1776) Battle of Mamaroneck (October 22, 1776) Battle of White Plains (October 28, 1776) Battle of Fort Washington (November 16, 1776) Battle of Fort Lee (November 20, 1776)
The Invasion of Quebec (June 1775 – October 1776, French: Invasion du Québec) was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to seize the Province of Quebec (part of modern-day Canada) from Great Britain , and persuade French-speaking ...
The 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge reminds us that appeasing tyrants never works. The U.S. must continue to stand strong against tyrants like Vladimir Putin to keep America safe.