Position of the American Army at New York and the Battle of Long Island, August 27th 1776

By The Red Hook WaterStories team

This map, published ca. 1834, shows location of of the American Army and fortifications in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens at the start of the Battle of Long Island (aka Battle of Brooklyn) August 27th 1776.

In the waters off of Red Hook, the HMS Roebuck is depicted. The ship was greeted by the American cannons of Red Hook's Fort Defiance.

As do other maps of this era the topography of the land is indicated by hachures - short, parallel lines used on maps to show the steepness and direction of slopes.

This map is in the collection of the NYPL Map Div. copy extracted from: The writings of George Washington. "Vol. IV p. 68."

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"Position of the American Army at New York and the Battle of Long Island, August 27th 1776" Created by G.W. Boynton & Co. Publisher: Andrews, Ferdinand, ca.
1834. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library.
The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/219b5050-d484-0135-6eff-08597818f310

Published on Mar 17, 2026. Last updated on Aug 11, 2026.