Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 27 ga Agusta, 1776, an yi yakin Long Island (wanda aka fi sani da 'Battle of Brooklyn'), babban yaƙin farko da aka yi a cikin Yaƙin Juyin Juya Halin Amurka bayan da aka ayyana 'yancin kai, kuma mafi girma daga cikin rikici.
Sojojin Burtaniya sun tilasta sojojin Sojojin Nahiyar karkashin George Washington daga tsaunuka kusa da wuraren zamani na Green-Wood Cemetery, Prospect Park, da Grand Army Plaza.