British Landing on Manhattan Forces Continental Army to Abandon New York City
A landing of 4,000 British troops on Manhattan forces Israel Putnam to evacuate his forces from the city, allowing the British to march in and take control, which they keep for the rest of the war.
See the events in Williamsburg and other cities that created a revolutionary movement.
Follow the ways that religion informed revolutionary thought.
From clothing to theater, trace the impact of taste on empire and revolution.
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