Historical place archive

Long Island in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Long Island in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1776–1776

Historical events in Long Island

1776

1776
Battle of Long Island
George Washington · American War of Independence

Defeated at Long Island, forced to evacuate New York & retire to Pennsylvania

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Long Island. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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