Battle Of Long Island

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	conflict	Battle of Long Island
	partof	the American Revolutionary War
	date	August 27 - 30, 1776
	place	Brooklyn , Long Island , New York
	result	British victory
	combatant1	United States
	combatant2	Kingdom Of Great Britain
	commander1	George Washington ,<br/> Israel Putnam
	commander2	William Howe ,<br/> Charles Cornwallis ,<br/> Henry Clinton
	strength1	11,000-13,000 (about 10,000 of which were Militia )
	strength2	22,000 (including 9,000 Hessian s)
	casualties1	1,719 total (312 dead, 1,407 wounded, captured or missing)
	casualties2	377 total (63 dead, 314 wounded or missing)

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