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How did the American loss at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights in August of 1776 change the strategy of George Washington and the Continental Army

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Facing disaster in Brooklyn, Washington rolled the dice across the East River—and won WHEN HE LEARNED late on August 27, 1776, that British troops had routed the Americans on Long Island, Admiral Lord Richard Howe must have thought that his chance to be the peacemaker who saved the colonies for the empire finally had arrived. Howe moved quickly.

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