Key Developments: Week of Aug. 13, 1776 – NYC – The full British expeditionary force to NY will be in place by week’s end. It includes 25,000 soldiers (8,000 of them Hessians), plus sailors & marines on 430 ships, 30 of which are men-‘o-war. Gen Washington’s forces have grown by some 6,000 militiamen. On Aug 16 patriot fireships, without causing damage, attack the two Royal Navy warships in the Hudson River. The Brits redeploy to NY Harbor. The …
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