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=The Battle of Long Island 1776= Generals: Major General Lord Howe and General George Washington Size of British Size of the armies 2,400 American troops with 18 guns. 1,400 Hessians with 6 light guns. Uniforms, arms and equipment: The British 16th Ligh Dragoons wore red coats and leather crested helmets. The German infantry wore blue coats and retained the Prussian style grenadier mitre with brass front plate. The Americans dressed as best they could. Increasingly as the war progressed regular infantry regiments of the Continental Army wore blue uniform coats but the militia continued in rough clothing. Both sides were armed with muskets and guns. The Pennsylvania regiments carried long, small calibre, rifled weapons. While the British were partying and getting drunk the Americans were getting ready to attack them and surround them on christmas night the Americans attacked the Brittish while they were drunk and unguarded. At the end of the battle the Americans ended up coming out victorious
 * Date:** 27th August 1776
 * Place:** New York, United States of America
 * Combatants:** British and the AmericaContinental Army
 * Battle:** Harlem Heights
 * Date:** 16th September 1776
 * Place:** Manhattan Island, New York, United States of America
 * Combatants:** Small forces of Americans and British the armies engaged: 20,000 British and Hessian Troops and around 10,000 Americans

The Battle of White Plains**Date:** 28th October 1776
 * Place:** New York State
 * Combatants:** British against the Americans**Battle:** White Plains
 * Generals:** General George Washington against Colonel Rahl

The Battle of Trenton = Trinton is the most important of thenm all because we one that war and it gave the soldiers hope.=
 * Date:** 25th December 1776
 * Place:** Trenton, New Jersey on the Delaware Rivernst Colonel Rahl
 * Combatants:** Americans against Hessians and British troops