New York and New Jersey campaign

The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of battles between the British forces and the Continental Army that decided who would take control of New York City and the U.S. state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War and were mostly British victories. One British purpose was to finish smashing the Rebel army after the Battle of Long Island. The battles happened near the end of 1776. The Continentals won the two small battles of Trenton and Princeton at the end of the campaign, and spent the winter in Morristown, New Jersey. The British controlled the area for most of the rest of the war.

New York and New Jersey campaign
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Map of the American Revolutionary War's New York and New Jersey campaign
Date July 1776 – March 1777 Location New York and New Jersey Result New York: British victory British control New York City for the rest of the war The city's strategic port and harbor remain in British hands Constant military activity in the surrounding area for the remainder of the war New York City becomes a haven for Loyalists fleeing other areas of the country and results in severe overcrowding Thousands of Americans are taken prisoner and die in captivity New Jersey: U.S. victory U.S. retains control of New Jersey Continental Army preserved Continental Army adopts a Fabian strategy Development of American military intelligence and espionage
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain Template:Country data Loyalist (American Revolution) Hesse Waldeck
Commanders and leaders
George Washington Charles Lee  John Sullivan Hugh Mercer  †	Sir William Howe Sir Henry Clinton Lord Cornwallis Richard, Lord Howe Wilhelm von Knyphausen Carl von Donop Johann Rall  †
Strength
23,000 soldiers and militia	32,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed & wounded	3,000 killed & wounded 1,400 captured

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New York And New Jersey Campaign Media

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  George Washington, a 1776 portrait by Charles Willson Peale

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  Portrait of Admiral Richard Howe by John Singleton Copley

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  General William Howe, 1777 mezzotint

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  The Battle of Long Island, 1776, an 1858 portrait by Alonzo Chappel, featuring Lord Stirling in the background leading an attack against the British in order to enable the retreat of other troops in the foreground across a mill pond to Brooklyn Heights.

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  Military map by Claude Joseph Sauthier showing troop movements before, during, and after the Battle of White Plains

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  Washington's retreat across New Jersey

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  A hand-drawn period sketch depicting the locations of British outposts in New Jersey. Orientation is with north to the right.

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  Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware is an iconic image of American history.

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  Military map by William Faden with troop movements during the Ten Crucial Days

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  General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, 1783 portrait by Thomas Gainsborough