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The Battle of Long Island in New York (9609/19061)
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Brooklyn,
New
York
--
August
27,
1776
Colonel
Henry
"Light-Horse
Harry"
Lee,
a
hero
of
the
Revolutionary
War
and
father
of
Robert
E.
Lee,
once
commented
that
during
the
war
"the
state
of
Delaware
furnished
one
regiment
only;
and
certainly
no
regiment
in
the
army
surpassed
it
in
soldiership."
At
the
Battle
of
Long
Island,
the
actions
of
the
Delaware
Regiment
kept
the
American
defeat
from
becoming
a
disaster.
Fighting
alongside
the
1st
Maryland
Regiment,
the
soldiers
from
Delaware
may
well
have
prevented
the
capture
of
the
majority
of
Washington's
army
-
an
event
that
might
have
ended
the
colonial
rebellion.
Organized
in
January
1776
by
Colonel
John
Haslet,
the
Delaware
Regiment
was
noted
as
the
best
uniformed
and
equipped
regiment
of
the
Continental
Army.
Delaware's
blue
jackets
with
red
facings
and
white
waistcoats
and
breeches
would
later
become
the
uniform
for
all
the
Continental
troops.
During
the
Battle
of
Long
Island,
the
Delaware
and
Maryland
troops
were
positioned
on
the
right
of
Washington's
line.
They
defended
the
most
direct
route
from
the
British
landing
site
in
south
Brooklyn
to
the
American
fortifications
in
Brooklyn
Heights.
Though
the
troops
faced
the
fiercest
fighting
of
the
day,
they
held
their
ground
long
enough
to
allow
the
remainder
of
Washington's
army
to
safely
retreat
to
the
fortifications.
However,
the
Delaware
regiment
was
outflanked
and
forced
to
retreat,
taking
23
prisoners
with
them,
through
marshland
and
across
the
Gowanus
creek.
Two
nights
later,
Washington
entrusted
his
Delaware
and
Maryland
soldiers
to
be
the
rear
guard
as
he
secretly
withdrew
his
army
from
Brooklyn
to
Manhattan.
Today,
the
175th
Infantry
Regiment,
Maryland
Army
National
Guard,
preserves
the
legacy
of
the
1st
Maryland
Regiment.
The
198th
Signal
Battalion,
Delaware
Army
National
Guard,
perpetuates
the
proud
lineage
of
the
Delaware
Regiment.
Painting
by
Domenick
D'Andrea
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