Historical collections of the state of New York - being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present - with (14763729435)

Identifier: historicalcollect00barb (find matches)
Title: Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Subjects: New York (State) -- History New York (State) -- Description and travel New York (State) -- History, Local
Publisher: New York : Published for the author by Clark, Austin & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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Stalen Island in the latter part of June of that year, fol-lowed, about the middle of July, by the grand armament under LordHowe, consisting of six ships of the line, thirty frigates, with smallerarmed vessels, and a great number of transports, victuallers, andships with ordnance. The Americans, anticipating the invasion of Long Island, hadfortified Brooklyn before the arrival of the British at Staten Island.A line of intrenchment was formed from a ditch near the late Toll-House of the Bridge Company at the navy-yard to Fort Green, thencalled Fort Putnam, and from thence to Freeks mill-pond. A strongwork was erected on the lands of Johannis Debevoice and of VanBrunt; a redoubt was thrown up on Baemus Hill opposite Brownsmill, and another on the land of John Johnson, west of Fort Green.Ponkiesburg, now Fort Swift, was fortified, and a fort built on theland of Mr. Hicks, on Brooklyn heights. Such were the defences ofBrooklyn in 1776, while a chevaiix de frise was sunk in the main r^ 3 ^
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