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Capture of New York

Great Britain · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1776Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1776

William Howe15 September 1776

New York · Warfare / American War of Independence

The British occupy New York

Names involved

William Howe

Provenance

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