American forces, after months of defeat, launched a successful surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey the day after Christmas 1776. “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” 1851 oil painting by Emanuel Leutze. British forces routed American troops in August 1776 in this battle, which took place in modern-day Brooklyn, N.Y. “Battle of Long Island,” 1858 oil painting by Alonzo Chappel. National Maritime Museum, England/public domain British naval power led to a decisive American defeat in the battles in and around New York City. “Forcing a Passage of the Hudson River, 9 October 1776,” oil painting by Thomas Mitchell, circa late 1700s. “The British Are Coming” is the first volume of a trilogy on the American Revolutionary War by popular historian Rick Atkinson. Rick Atkinson, author of the World War II series The Liberation Trilogy, has turned to the American Revolutionary War in his newest book, the first of a new trilogy. American forces gave the British an unexpected black eye in the battle in modern-day Charlestown.
“The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775,” 1786 oil painting by John Trumbull.
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