The Battle of Brooklyn

Source: Wilda H. Gallagher / From "The Battle of Brooklyn 1776" By John J. Gallagher Before dawn on Aug. 27, 1776, several thousand British soldiers headed north towards the American position on Gowanus Road, but most of the soldiers sneaked off to the northeast. Top right: British troops surged through Jamaica Pass and overwhelmed the American flank. Above left: Lord Stirling's Marylanders made their suicide stand at the Old Stone House. Above right: Brooklyn today.

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