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Fort Franklin: Tory Bastion on Long Island Sound
byFollowing their victory at the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn) on August 27 1776, the British established their headquarters in New York City where…
Long Island Sound
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The Whale-boat Men of Long Island Sound
byWhen the Continental Congress first commissioned the use of private ships and boats of war in April 1776, they specified that each vessel’s commander…