[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Long Island - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of 
Brooklyn Heights, fought on August 27, 1776, was the first major ... In July, the 
British, under the command of General William Howe, landed a few miles ..... At 
about 23:00 on August 26, the first shots of the Battle of Long Island were fired, 
near... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Long Island  George Washington's Mount Vernon [PAR] Map showing Howe's attack upon Washington's forces on Long Island. Courtesy 
... After the British evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776, General George .... 
Sullivan's men fought bravely but were cut down by Hessian artillery and 
bayonets. [DOC] [TLE] Battles of Trenton and Princeton - American Revolution - HISTORY ... [PAR] Find out more about the history of Battles of Trenton and Princeton, including 
videos, ... Since August 1776, British forces under General William Howe had 
been ... At dawn on January 3, 1777, Cornwallis woke to find that his opponent 
had disappeared, while Washington's men were nearing the end ... Battle of Long 
Island... [DOC] [TLE] Sir Henry Clinton's War, Long Island and New York, 1776-1777 ... [PAR] Sir Henry Clinton's War, Long Island and New York, 1776-1777 ... time for the 
British commanders who lacked information about their opponents, or where ... 
now Sir William Howe, to decide where military intervention would be most 
effective ... a.m. two cannons were fired to signal a general attack on the 
American position. [DOC] [TLE] American Revolution/The British Attack New York - Wikibooks, open ... [PAR] When Washington heard that the British were going to attack New York, he took 
the Army, and ... General Sir William Howe, with the services of his brother, 
Admiral Lord Howe, began amassing troops on Staten Island in July 1776. ... The 
Continental Army was split between Long Island and Manhattan, thus allowing 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Long Island - JStor [PAR] his army on Staten Island, General Howe there awaited the arrival of additional ... 
so-called effectives, "2000 of whom were entirely destitute of arms. ... 
incompetence of their opponents that the attack would not be ... self wrote a 
whole month before the battle of Long Island, he .... Probably on the 27th of 
August, 1776, he. [DOC] [TLE] To George Washington from Lord Stirling, 29 August 1776 [PAR] Our Opponents advanced and were fired upon in the Road by Atlee's, who after 
... 'till Near Eleven oClock, when I found that General Howe with the Main Body [
of] the ... After the Battle of Long Island, Kachlein remained in captivity until he 
was... [DOC] [TLE] Campaign analysis for 1776 - US Army Combined Arms Center [PAR] Analysis for 1776 ... COA's: What were General Howe's Courses of Action (COA's
)? ... The Americans failed at the Battle of Long Island for two main reasons: .... 
between Long Island and Manhattan in the face of a stronger British opponent. [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War | History Hub [PAR] There were plenty of Rebels there, too, but the size of the British fleet made ... In 
August 1776, British routed Washington's green troops, taking the western ... Lord 
Stirling Leading an Attack Against the British at the Battle of Long Island, .... 
General Howe couldn't simply chase down Washington's men and massacre 
them. [DOC] [TLE] New York (Aug 26, 1776 - Aug 30, 1776) in The American Revolution [PAR] New York battle in The American Revolution. ... They were not about to go home. 
... British General William Howe had landed 32,000 troops on Staten Island, ... on 
the tip of Manhattan and across the East River on Long Island's Brooklyn Heights, 
and ... about his army and an even more valuable lesson about his opponent. [DOC] [TLE] The American Defense of Long Island 1776: Destined for Failure? [PAR] The subsequent battle was the most lopsided defeat the Continental army 
suffered ... attention was how the

Question: The opponents in the 1776 Battle of Long Island were this general and Howe
Answer: Washington