Key Developments: Week of July 30, 1776 – New York— Gen Washington is caught by surprise as Gen Sir Henry Clinton’s 1,500-man force and 40 ships return off Long Island from their failed expedition to the Carolinas. Maj Gen Lord Charles Cornwallis is with him. Royal Navy ships continue to arrive from Halifax and Europe. Washington suspects that Hessian soldiers may be in some of them. He needs to improve his intelligence system. For now, he can m…
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