Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waAugust 27, 1776, hondo yeLong Island (inozivikanwawo se'Hondo yeBrooklyn') yakarwiwa, hondo huru yokutanga yakarwiwa muHondo yeAmerican Revolutionary pashure pokunge rusununguko rwaziviswa, uye hondo huru zvikurusa yehondo yose.
Mauto eBritain akamanikidza mauto eContinental Army aitungamirirwa naGeorge Washington kuti abve munzvimbo dzakakwirira pedyo nenzvimbo dzemazuva ano dzeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Prospect Park, uye Grand Army Plaza.