Relive the epic Battle of Brooklyn
August 2018 Events Commemorate 1776 Revolutionary Turning Point
Monday, Aug. 27 marks the anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, the first major engagement of the Revolutionary War to take place after the United States declared its independence in 1776.
Numerous events will be taking place in Brooklyn this month to commemorate the epic battle, including re-enactments, tours, a parade and more.
On that night 242 years ago, the British began an advance toward the main American entrenchments on the Brooklyn Heights. Realizing the situation was desperate, American Gen. William Alexander, Lord Stirling, led a regiment of just 400 Maryland soldiers against 2,000 British forces commanded by Gen. Charles Cornwallis at the Old Stone House.