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	The Battle of Brooklyn
		The entire operations in Brooklyn was supposed to be overseen by General Greene (as in Fort Greene).
		Accompanying the Marylanders was Haslet's regiment of Delawares.
		In a strange quirk of history, and in typical Brooklyn fashion, 2 British soldiers were caught stealing watermelons from a field at the Red Lion Inn at 39th street in Sunset Park.
	longislandgenealogy.com /battbrook.html (2394 words)

	Brooklyn On Line - Brooklyn History - The Battle of Brooklyn. Brooklyn has more than its own place in American History. ...
		The first major engagement between The Continental Army and His Majesty's Royal Army was fought right here in Brooklyn, U.S.A. Brooklyn is dotted with important historical landmarks from The Revolution, as well as The Battle of Brooklyn.
		This is the story of the Battle of Brooklyn, and the forging of the nation.
		But I beleive it to be accurate I would like to note that the Stone House where Gist and Company fought and died is still in existence as a Park House on 3rd Street and 5th Avenue.
	www.brooklynonline.com /history/battle.html (2928 words)

	My Brooklyn College Tenure Battle
		Brooklyn’s History Department had gone 25 years without hiring even one new tenure-track professor, and so many of the ideological battles of the previous generation—over open admissions, remediation at senior colleges, even the Cold War—continued to simmer.
		Despite the heavy administrative load associated with the Brooklyn chair’s position, Fichtner had remained a committed and active scholar, and her departure changed the department’s tenor.
		Brooklyn’s national reputation has undoubtedly suffered as a result of this publicity, which in some ways is unfair: most of the chairs—presented with inaccurate, incomplete, or manipulated evidence—no doubt voted as they did in good faith.
	hnn.us /articles/1470.html (4056 words)

	Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cabbage and potato fields dotted the farms when the peace of the town was broken by the battle of Brooklyn on August 26, 1776.
		We lost this battle but relics of the event remain in the Liberty Pole ii front of the New Utrecht Reformed Church at 83rd St. and in the Barkaboo Cemetery on Narrows Avenue.
		While the remains of Fort Lafayette served as a foundation for the Brooklyn stanchion of the Verrazano Bridge opened in 1964, Fort Hamilton remains an active military installation, built originally to defend the Narrows and thwart any further attempts by an enemy to land troops in Brooklyn.
	www.bayridge.com /community/history.htm (5176 words)

	ipedia.com: American Revolutionary War Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Washington skilfully evacuated his Brooklyn lines on the night of the 29th, and in a measure relieved the depression which the defeat had produced in his army.
		See also: Battle of Saratoga This article should be merged with Saratoga Campaign Equally unfortunate was the fate of an expedition sent under Colonel Barry St Leger to co-operate with Burgoyne by way of the Mohawk Valley.
		(See Battle of Saratoga.) This disaster was followed by the alliance between America and France in 1778, and later by the addition of Spain to England's enemies on June 21, 1779 --events of far-reaching importance.
	www.ipedia.com /american_revolutionary_war.html (4255 words)

	Battle Hill, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn's Highest Point
		It can be argued that the battle that took place on this hill actually saved in the United States in its infancy in August 1776.
		During the Battle of Brooklyn, British troops in flanking maneuver had routed George Washington's army and were closing in on capturing him.
		Battle Hill like New York City's highest point on Todt Hill on Staten Island was created by the remnants of the last Ice Age glacier (17,000 years ago) and is known as a terminal morraine.
	www.americasroof.com /nyc-brooklyn.shtml (985 words)

	Brooklyn Borough President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Borough President Marty Markowitz is pleased to announce the exciting schedule of events commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn, the first battle of the United States Army under the command of General George Washington.
		Battle of Brooklyn stories from the social history of Flatbush by Gertrude Lefferts.
		Brooklyn Irish American Parade Committee parade from the Main Gate to the graves of Matilda Tone, wife of Irish patriot Theobald Wolf Tone, and John Gallagher, historian and author of The Battle of Brooklyn.
	www.brooklyn-usa.org /Press/aug11.htm (728 words)

	The Wild Geese Today -- Brooklyn's 1776 Battle Week -- Events Calendar
		The colonists' defeat of the British, despite the setback here at the Battle of Brooklyn, planted a seed that has inspired generations of Irish nationalists yearning to cast off British dominion.
		So it seemed fitting that time was taken during 12 days of commemorating the battle here to honor the widow and son of one of Ireland's most hallowed revolutionaries, Theobald Wolfe Tone.
		The committee, with 50 members, has worked since 1975 to remember the Irish in the Battle of Brooklyn and to honor the Irish for their vast contributions to the United States, to Brooklyn, and to the city and state of New York.
	www.thewildgeese.com /pages/bklynton.html (787 words)

	Read the Prologue of The Battle for New York by Barnet Schecter
		The Battle of Brooklyn, five days later, was the first battle ever fought by the United States as an independent nation.
		As with all defining moments in history, the battle for New York hinged on both courage and human frailty: General Howe’s infatuation with an American femme fatale, his young mistress, Elizabeth Loring, became a popular explanation for his halfhearted, sluggish pursuit of the rebels.
		In the battle for New York, the struggle on this interior landscape—the difficult and, in some cases, agonizing choice between king and country in the conscience of each individual—had its roots in political and religious conflicts that dated back to the founding of the colonies, and which came to a head in the 1750s.
	www.thebattlefornewyork.com /prologue.php (3037 words)

	OpinionJournal - Taste
		Genovese was, to this faction's horror, a member of the National Association of Scholars, which it proceeded to denounce as a right-wing academic group hostile to women and minorities.
		It was the duty of a professor at Brooklyn College, a member of the Africana studies department told him, to "cuddle" the college's "barely literate" student body.
		Johnson--wrote to the president of Brooklyn College to state: "In all of my years at this college, now numbering twenty-six, I can say without question that losing KC was the most serious loss of a junior member my department has experienced, and this opinion is shared by countless others here.
	www.opinionjournal.com /taste?id=110002800 (1174 words)

	Battle of Long Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On August 22, 1776, Admiral The Earl Howe, in supreme command of British forces in New York, ordered his troops to move against the Continental Army at dawn.
		On September 15, 1776, the British crossed to Manhattan, landing at Kip's Bay and routed American forces there as well, with a skirmish the following day, that American historians call the "Battle of Harlem Heights".
		Categories: Battles of the New York Campaign
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Brooklyn (574 words)

	HERE: The Battle of Brooklyn
		In Brooklyn's Prospect Park, down in the basement of the building called the Picnic House, under a desk in a nondescript office at the end of a nondescript corridor, there's a box of fake turf.
		In the craggy hills behind the Litchfield property, a major Revolutionary War battle known as the Battle of Brooklyn had been fought: in it, George Washington, surprised by Redcoats marching in through undefended Jamaica Pass to the east, barely managed to flee across the East River with his life.
		Borough Hall looks for all the world like a city hall, which is because it once was: City Hall of Brooklyn, the fourth-largest city in the nation until the Consolidation of 1898 merged it into New York City and reduced the Mayor of Brooklyn to the role of borough president.
	heremagazine.com /battleofbrooklyn.html (6334 words)

	The Very Best Books : Battle of Brooklyn 1776
		In spite of one or two glaring mistakes in John Gallagher's book, BATTLE OF BROOKLYN, 1776, the author has provided us with a glimpse into a little known confrontation that had an enormous impact on our nation.
		But since it took place in Brooklyn, it is more recently referred to as The Battle of Brooklyn...It took place in August of 1776.
		If you live in Brooklyn and are interested in the Revolutionary War, this book is a must.
	www.elise.com /store/0785816631/Battle_of_Brooklyn_1776.html (294 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.S. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Brooklyn, the New York borough that by itself would be the fourth-largest U.S. city, is becoming a magnet for restaurateurs.
		Brooklyn's ``restaurant row'' is on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, a name that comes from the neighborhood's location on the western edge of Prospect Park, the location of the Battle of Brooklyn in the U.S. Revolutionary War in 1776.
		Brooklyn offered Sean Meenan the opportunity to do something he couldn't have done in Manhattan: open a solar powered restaurant in an empty lot that was hosting flea markets on the weekend.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aQ1t9ZC0CYdM&refer=us (1310 words)

	OpinionJournal - The Western Front
		Brooklyn's new borough president, Marty Markowitz, appears to be one of those modern-day politicians uneasy about the Founding Fathers.
		Fewer than 10,000 Americans were defensively spread throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan--Fort Washington, the Battery and Fort Greene all derive their names from American positions.
		Jeremiah Johnson, onetime commander of Fort Greene and Brooklyn's third mayor, whose portrait has him holding a watch--symbolizing his famous annoyance at council members who were late to meetings.
	www.opinionjournal.com /columnists/bminiter?id=95001775 (724 words)

	The Battle of Brooklyn
		Col. Israel Putman was suppose to be in command within the Brooklyn Heights main garrison.
		John Sullivan commanded what was known as the American Left in Brooklyn, and the Right Sector was given to Brig.
		The entire operations in Brooklyn was supposed to be overseen by Gen. Greene.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/760827a.htm (1838 words)

	LONG ISLAND - Online Information article about LONG ISLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Brooklyn), which was settled a little before its organization as a town in 1646; and Boswijck (Bushwick), first settled by Swedes and Norwegians and incorporated in 166o.
		BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf.
		Washington was forced to throw a portion of his troops over to the Long Island side of the East river; they fortified themselves there on the site of the present Borough of Brooklyn.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LOB_LUP/LONG_ISLAND.html (3923 words)

	Battle of Brooklyn To Be Spotlighted In Annual Commemoration
		Battle of Brooklyn To Be Spotlighted In Annual Commemoration
		This year’s commemoration follows last year’s 225th Anniversary Re-Enactment of the Battle of Brooklyn, which reprised the encounter between the American Colonists under the leadership of General George Washington and units of the British Army, with an audience of more than 18,000 people.
		Ownership of the house was transferred in 1997 to the city’s Historic House Trust and the center is now operated by the First Battle Revival Alliance, a NY State non-profit, tax-exempt corporation established in 1990.
	www.canarsiecourier.com /news/2002/0808/OtherNews/012.html (713 words)

	The Battle Of Brooklyn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On August 26, 1776 Washington came over to Brooklyn and realized that he had maneuvered his troop into a trap.
		Aside from the flanking maneuver, the British drove forward from Brooklyn's western shoreline.
		He knew that if the British discovered his retreat, half of his army and most of its commanders would be caught in a massacre of British fire and bayonets.
	darter.ocps.net /classroom/revolution/brooklyn.htm (549 words)

	The Battle of Brooklyn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The chaotic nature of the debate over the "Sensation" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art must not obscure the two big issues involved.
		To be sure, many citizens of conscience find parts of the Brooklyn exhibition repugnant, and it is understandable that many Roman Catholics would find Chris Ofili's image of the Virgin Mary offensive.
		A museum is obliged to challenge the public as well as to placate it, or else the museum becomes a chamber of attractive ghosts, an institution completely disconnected from art in our time.
	dh.ryoshuu.com /press/19991002_c.html (506 words)

	The Red Cars, Not Redcoats, Are Coming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Instead, he tried to recreate -- all right, evoke -- the Battle of Brooklyn, the bloodiest but one of the least-known episodes of the American Revolution, with a star-unstudded cast of one, plus a handful of nonspeaking bit players.
		The house, a squat, two-story structure on Third Street in Park Slope that sits in the middle of a playground, is the most prominent monument to the Battle of Brooklyn.
		Though there is talk of creating a Battle of Brooklyn heritage trail, all there are now are some plaques scattered around the borough, the house and a monument to the Marylanders in an obscure corner of Prospect Park.
	www.mccarthycommunication.com /battle.html (1688 words)

	The Battle of Brooklyn: Famous battle in the Revolutionary War
		Brooklyn was fortified by a series of intrenchments and forts extending from Gowanus Bay to Wallabout.
		The higher officers were soon exchanged, but the hard lot of the privates and lower officers made the fate of those who perished in battle to be envied.
		On the second night after the battle there was a dense fog on the Brooklyn side, while in New York the weather was clear.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_II/battleof_gd.html (1288 words)

	Battle of Brooklyn (NY Liberals At It Again)
		Marty Markowitz is a class-A moron, clearly indicative of the intelligence of the typical Brooklyn voter.
		Brooklyn has been majority fl for a while now, and 2/3 is a reasonable approximation.
		According to the 2000 Census data, Brooklyn (Kings County, NY) is about 35% White, 35% fl, 20% hispanic, and most of the remaining 10% are Asian.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/609313/posts (1663 words)

	Art in America: The Battle of Brooklyn Ends, the Controversy Continues - Brooklyn Museum of Art
		In federal court, the Brooklyn Museum of Art turned "Sensation" into a First Amendment triumph, but the crisis now prompts sharp questions about "standard" museum funding practices.
		The court fight is over, but the consequences of the crisis provoked by the Brooklyn Museum of Art's recent "Sensation" exhibition are just beginning to take shape.
		Anytime museums come under the kind of scrutiny that occurred in Brooklyn, it inevitably frays the public trust that museums enjoy.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/m1248/6_88/62685208/p1/article.jhtml (1202 words)

	The New York Times > Real Estate > The Battle for Brooklyn
		But in Brooklyn, which prides itself on being different, independent brokers who are reluctant to give up half of their income on every sale have shunned the co-brokering system and instead have clung to a tradition of having a single broker handle both sides of every sale.
		In the areas known as brownstone Brooklyn, stretching from Brooklyn Heights to Crown Heights, the answer to that question often requires a maximum of schlepping and a minimum of convenience.
		When Katy Hill, a Brooklyn special education teacher, began to look for a home in Crown Heights earlier this year, a real estate broker she had known for many years told her that there wasn't much he could do for her.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/12/19/realestate/19cov.html?ei=5088&en=b15d77c766829ce0&ex=1261371600&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&adxnnlx=1111061913-3UrzDM4oe2bURo0U6NDcuw (843 words)

	Park Slope Reader: Battle of Brooklyn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Battle of Brooklyn took place on August 27, 1776, not long after Congress passed the Declaration of Independence.
		The Battle of Brooklyn was actually the first chapter of a seven-year struggle that saw New York City occupied for the rest of the Revolutionary War.
		Brooklyn Heights was considered the key to holding New York City because of its strategic position overlooking Lower Manhattan.
	psreader.com /article36.html (1708 words)

	THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR The Battle of Brooklyn, August 1776 [Free Republic]
		They will be doing a re-enactment of the 225th Battle of Brooklyn on August 18 in Prospect Park.
		Also, it might interest you and the other folks to know that Glover's Marbleheaders were also the same folks that ferried the Continental Army across the Delaware a few months later right before The Battle of Trenton; and, after working all night and marching to Trenton used their fishing spikes in the fight.
		And, while NYC was pretty much a Tory town, the Royal Gov. Tryon did not stay in the city much at all by 1775: he lived on one of the hundred or so British ships in the harbor.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b42b07a6dde.htm (3790 words)

	New York City -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		New York City's crime rates vary by neighborhood and borough; Staten Island is the overall safest and Brooklyn and The Bronx have the highest crime rates.
		Another notorious crime story is the serial killings by the " (Click link for more info and facts about Son of Sam) Son of Sam", who on July 29, 1976 began a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year.
		In addition to these museums, the city is also home to a vast array of spaces for (A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes) opera, (A long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra) symphony, and (A party for social dancing) dance performances.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_york_city.htm (4953 words)

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