The Battle of New York Explained
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The Battle of New York Explained

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 20261h 42m

Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Hudson, the East River - today, these are the very heart and soul of New York City. But in 1776, they were the battlefield on which the American Revolution nearly died. Today Dan explains this crucial battle, fought between the largest invasion fleet North America had ever seen and George Washington's Continental Army. Written by Dan Snow and edited by Dougal Patmore. We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow's History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6 <...

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It was a hell of a summer storm. The superstitious authors of the ancient world would have struggled to come up with a more pretentious omen. Peels of thunder thumped like the bombardment of cannon. Louder, one witness wrote, than a thousand guns fired in unison. Lightning forked and flashed, its white heat reflected off the dark waters of the Hudson estuary. Rain thudded

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