LONG ISLAND, BATTLE OF

Aug. 27, 1776, American defeat in the American Revolution. To protect New York City and the lower Hudson valley from the British forces massed on Staten Island, George Washington sent part of his small army to defend Brooklyn Heights, on Long Island. After several unsuccessful peace overtures, Sir William Howe landed at Gravesend while the British fleet under his brother, Richard Howe, shelled New York. After Sir William's troops defeated an American force under John Sullivan and William Alexander (Lord Stirling), Israel Putnam, the corps commander, prepared for the main attack. Sir William, not wanting another Bunker Hill, decided to lay siege instead of storming Brooklyn Heights. Washington saw the position was hopeless and evacuated (night of Aug. 29–30) his army back to Manhattan. Shortly afterward, the Americans began the retreat northward in which delaying actions were fought at Harlem Heights, White Plains, and Fort Washington. Washington managed to extricate most of his troops, and he regrouped them before striking at Trenton.

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Radio Drama in Action: Twenty-Five Plays of a Changing World
Includes: Columbus Day; Will This Earth Hold?; The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto; Mister Ledford and the TVA; Open Letter on Race Hatred; Bretton Woods; The Last Day of the War; A Child Is Born; The Halls of Congress; Radioman Jack Cooper; Concerning the Red Army; Inside a Kid's Head; London by Clipper; Japanese-Americans; The Lonesome Train; The "Boise"; Grandpa and the Statue; Booker T. Washington in Atlanta; North Atlantic Testament; Typhus; Pacific Task Force; Against the Storm; The Negro Domestic; Japan's Advance Base: The Bonin Islands; The House I Live In
Book by Erik Barnouw; Rinehart, 1945
Subjects: Radio Plays
...are on the soil of England. Youre on the island that fought the Nazis alone for a year...nothing compared to seeing this grizzly old battle-worn giant with bullet holes in his fuselage...and you show them. . . . CUSTOMS. How long to you plan to stay, please? . . . JOE...
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Hero of Beecher Island: The Life and Military Career of George A. Forsyth
Book by David Dixon; University of Nebraska Press, 1994
Subjects: Beecher Island, Battle Of, 1868, Forsyth, George A, Indians Of North America--Wars--1866-1895, Soldiers--United States--Biography, United States--Army--Biography
...Louis McLoughlin said the island was 150 feet long and 40 feet wide "The Forsyth...the island was 275 paces long and 70 paces wide, considerably...Island Fight", 534; Beecher Island Annual , 63; Tom Murphy, "The Battle of the Arickaree on Beecher...
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Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island
Book by Gregory J. W. Urwin; University of Nebraska Press, 1997
Subjects: Wake Island, Battle Of, 1941
...with VMF-211. The island commander was a frequent...flight and ready for battle at all times...imminent action." As long as VMF-211 possessed...Throughout the siege, the island commander retained three...atolls defense. The island commanders graciousness...
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No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal : the Memoir of Gen. Merrill B. Twining USMC (Ret.)
Book by Neil Carey, Merrill B. Twining; Presidio Press, 1996
Subjects: Generals--United States--Biography, Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands), Battle Of, 1942-1943--Personal Narratives, American, Twining, Merrill B, United States--Marine Corps--Biography, United States--Marine Corps--Division, 1st--History
...Wellington received a long coded message as information...hence!--with Tulagi Island as the first objective...service until, during the battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944...reference to adjacent islands, obviously inclusive...not include the major island of Guadalcanal, some...jewel in the Solomon Islands necklace. The Japanese...
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The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf
Book by David Sears; Praeger, 2005
Subjects: Philippine Sea, Battles Of The, 1944, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
disaster at Savo Island during the 1942 Guadalcanal...deadly accurate spreads of long lance torpedoes. Three...to avoid repeating Savo Island. The U.S. forces prepared...point north of Hibuson Island. Battle line ships consisted of...
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A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa
Journal article by John V. Jezierski; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 25, 1999
Subjects: A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa (Book), Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa. by John...Grahams story is the "Battle of the Cavern," in which all Grand Island Chippewa warriors...effort to uphold Grand Island and Chippewa honor...interesting one, so long as it did not fly...
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The Race for Wake Island
Journal article by M. R. Pierce; Military Review, Vol. 80, 2000
Subjects: Islands, Marine Corps-US, Military engagements, Wake Island, World War II
...order only seven pages long. The order was a clear...assumption was that Wake Island would not have fallen...before reaching the island. Such guidance might...later. D-day for Wake Islands relief was 1030 23 December...Devereux approached the island, he was surrounded...their surrender, Wake Islands defenders struck a moral...during the 15-day battle will never be known...
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The Distribution of Political Agency in Phineas Fletcher's Purple Island
Journal article by Mark Bayer; Criticism, Vol. 44, 2002
Subjects: Authors, English--Works, Body, Human--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Fletcher, Phineas--Works, Islands--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Political culture--Portrayals, depictions, etc., The Purple Island, or, The Isle of Man (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...institutions of the island became perverted, the...culminating in the battle between opposed Virtues...civil society on the island has its analogue in a drought that scars the islands physical landscape...30); an historical battle for the island evokes the Armada...ecclesiastical controversy, the islands inhabitants are tempted...
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Possessing Meares Island
Journal article by Barry Gough; Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 33, 1998
Subjects: Activism, British Columbia Canada, Environmental protection, Forests, Geographic profiles, History, Islands, Land claims, Meares Island, Native Americans, Native peoples
...trees of Meares Island. Meanwhile...aboriginal title, so long denied, would...peoples had so long argued. The case...that area. A battle was, eventually, won over Meares Island. But soon the...continues. Meares Islands history would...snippets of the islands history in the...peoples on the island), BC Hydro...
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Of Pitcairn's Island and American Constitutional Theory
Journal article by Dan T. Coenen; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 38, 1997
Subjects: Bounty Mutiny, 1789--Analysis, Constitutional history--Analysis, Pitcairn's Island (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Minarii was killed in a violent battle with Quintal.(58) There followed on Pitcairns Island a time of darkness and debauchery...that they tried to escape the island with their children in a small...within rescue distance of the island.(61) The shock of the escape...gathered together both the islands children and its firearms...
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A Florida Island Battles Green Invaders
Magazine article by Mark Cheater; National Wildlife, April 2002
Subjects: Florida--Environmental policy, Invasive species--Florida, Plant introduction--Florida, Sanibel Island--Environmental aspects, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation--Environmental policy
A Florida Island Battles Green Invaders by Mark...resources for Sanibel Island, a city of about 6...University. Sanibel Island has responded to the...eventually overran the islands wetlands and savannas...creatures for which the island is well-known. "This...island thats 11 miles long, so we have a finite...
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The Battle for Ellis Island; Preservation vs. Exploitation
Magazine article by Roberta Brandes Grastz, Eric Fettman; The Nation, Vol. 241, November 30, 1985
Subjects: Burgee, John--Public opinion, Dickenson, Russell E.--Management, Ellis Island--Buildings and facilities, Emigration and immigration, Federal Advisory Committee Act, Iacocca, Lee A.--Management, Lax, Philip--Management, Monuments, New York, New York, Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York--Remodeling and renovation, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation--Management
The Battle for Ellis Island; Preservation...controversy was how Liberty Island should be landscaped. On Ellis Island, however, there was...planning of the Ellis Island restoration, was instructed...construction" on the two islands. Its co-chairs were...the restoration, as long as its big, successful...
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Righting Wrongs on the Reef: Stretching across the Indian Ocean, the Low-Lying Islands of the Maldives Are Locked in a Never-Ending Battle to Preserve Their Coral Reefs and the Marine Wildlife That Depends on Them. Nick Smith Reports on an Initiative That's Helping to Secure the Future of This Fragile Ecosystem
Magazine article by Nick Smith; Geographical, Vol. 80, April 2008
Subjects: Coral reefs and islands--Protection and preservation, Coral reefs--Protection and preservation, Environmental protection, Maldives--Environmental aspects, Marine ecosystems--Protection and preservation
...in a Never-Ending Battle to Preserve Their Coral...natural elevation of these islands is 2.3 metres and...islands. In 1964, the island of Hagngnaameedhoo was...challenges facing the islands today. A recent UN...laboratory at Vabbinfaru Island, owned by Banyan Tree...quantitative data for long-term studies of reef...mean that it would no longer be possible to protect...
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Guadalcanal & the Bloody Battle of Savo Island
Magazine article by Eric Purdon; Sea Classics, Vol. 35, August 2002
...southeast of Savo Island could distinctly...illuminated the ship before battle stations were completely...the day of the Battle of the Coral Sea...August 1942, at the Battle of Savo. He stayed...passed north of Savo Island. At that time the...objective. And for a long time after he did...
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All for Naught: The Battle of Peleliu: Peleliu Could Have Been Leap-Frogged, as Had Many Other Japanese-Held Islands, but the Marines Were Ordered to Take the Island and Did So with Great Bravery, Skill, and Loss of Life
Magazine article by Roger D. Mcgrath; The New American, Vol. 26, April 26, 2010
Subjects: Peleliu--History, Soldiers, World War II, 1939-1945
...Naught: The Battle of Peleliu...Japanese-Held Islands, but the...Take the Island and Did So...fighting battles that were...dearly. The Battle of Peleliu...know of the battle or have even...speck of an island in the southwest...six miles long and two miles...Caroline Islands, a vast...secure the island. A 55...Much of the islands vegetation...In earlier battles the Japanese...
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Tough Conditions for Island Charity Swim; Competitors Battle Choppy Waters to Raise School Funds
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Sunday (Maroochydore, Australia), August 14, 2011
...Tough Conditions for Island Charity Swim; Competitors Battle Choppy Waters to Raise...one of the toughest Island Charity Swims in the...around Old Woman Island, and back to shore...event means to him.a Long time participant Dr...
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Long Island Town Mired in Legal Battle over Voting System
Newspaper article by Liz Trotta; The Washington Times, March 12, 1998
Long Island town mired in legal battle over voting system by Liz Trotta NEW YORK - The Town of Hempstead, Long Island, and the nations biggest civil...sided with the plaintiffs, calling the Long Island town "extremely segregated...
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THIS GIRL'S LIFE ON AN EXOTIC ISLE IS HEAVEN-SO WHY DOSE HER MOTHER SAY IT'S HELL; How a Dorset Antique Dealers Dream of Happiness on a Paradise Island Have Tured into a Bitter Custody Battle
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 26, 1996
...Happiness on a Paradise Island Have Tured into a Bitter Custody Battle. Byline: RICHARD...background of the spice islands of Indonesia but...possessions on the island. But when she later...to the Indonesian island and even close friends...Britain or Italy as long as we can reach...the beaches and islands that had stolen...
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Lawlessness Eternal; (Editor's Note: Lawlessness in Mindanao Probably Started Long before Magellan's Death in Battle on Mactan Island as Noted by the Author.)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2007
...in Mindanao Probably Started Long before Magellans Death in Battle on Mactan Island as Noted by the Author...piercing included), spears, long knives (talibong) or Indian...nothing new. It probably started long before the Spanish conquistadores...
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A MOST UNLIKELY HERO; This Is the Tale of an Amazing Battle between a Scots Island and the Home Office over a Young Migrant
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 17, 2006
...the Tale of an Amazing Battle between a Scots Island and the Home Office...have been meted out long ago to those such as...represented his home island at international athletic...winning medals for the islands athletics team. Makao...deportation to a land he no longer knows, where he has...language and culture are no longer his own. His only option...
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Long Island, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LONG ISLAND, BATTLE OF Aug. 27, 1776, American defeat in...from the British forces massed on Staten Island, George Washington sent part of his small army to defend Brooklyn Heights, on Long Island. After several unsuccessful peace...
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New York , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Queens co.), on Long Island, E of Manhattan...York Bay; and Staten Island (Richmond co.), on Staten Island, SW of Manhattan and...Manhattan with W Long Island. Islands in the East River include...in a series of bloody battles. In 1664 the English...patriot defeat in the battle of Long Island (see...
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American Revolution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Indian Wars and removed a long-standing threat to...Lexington and Concord, battles of ). On the very day...victory usually called the battle of Bunker Hill (June...Brooklyn Heights (see Long Island, battle of ), retreated...and the strains of long-continued war had engendered...
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Brooklyn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...at the western extremity of Long Island ; an independent city from 1834...Institute, St. Josephs College, and Long Island Univ. Near Prospect Park...in the American Revolution (see Long Island, battle of ), is the main building of...
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Washington, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of his command. These battles marked the beginning...it was defeated (see Long Island, battle of ) and surrounded...but was defeated at the battle of Brandywine (Sept...published (1976 ). The long-standing edition of...
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