Von Lossberg landed in New York on August 12, 1776, together with the Regiment Von Lossberg and the First Division under the overall command of Heister. The Second Division, in which Von Lossberg was made a Brigade Commander landed in Sandy Hook in October 1776. Von Lossberg and the Second Division were put into the lines for the Battle of White Plains on October 28, the attack on Fort Washington on Manhattan Island and Fort Lee across the Hudson in New Jersey, although Von Lossberg was not present at the battle of Fort Lee.