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American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.

Historical image related to American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign. from September 15, 1776

American Revolutionary War

1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…
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Landing at Kip's Bay

Action during American Revolutionary War

The landing at Kip's Bay was a British amphibious landing during the New York campaign in the American Revolutionary War on September 15, 1776. It occurred on the East River shore of Manhattan north of what then constituted New York City.
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New York and New Jersey campaign

Campaign in the American Revolutionary War

The New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army…
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September 15

Day of the year

September 15 is the 258th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 107 days remain until the end of the year.
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