Question

What happened to the 2,800 soldiers that were captured by the British at fort Washington {Revolutionary War}

Answer 1

Only 800 hundred survived captivity due to the harsh treatment of prisoners of war. They later were released in a prisoner exchange. Only 1/4 of the soldiers survived.

Answer 2

The Battle of Fort Washington was a battle fought in New York on November 16, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island. It was one of the worst Patriot defeats.[