Revel In Revolution: Over one thousand attend Battle of Brooklyn reenactment
Brooklyn remembers.
The Sons of Liberty fought and died for independence on our soil on Aug. 27, 1776 in the biggest battle of the American Revolution. The annual commemoration of their valor on the field – and near-miraculous escape from war-ending annihilation at the hands of the British – draws crowds. And this year was no exception.
An estimated 1,200 visitors mustered at Green-Wood Cemetery Sunday for the 237th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, Jeff Richman, the historian at the famous burial ground, told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.