November 16, 1776 ; Battle of Fort Washington : One of the Continental Army’s Worst Defeats of the Revolutionary War
“The surrender of the outpost and its defenders was the final humiliation for Washington and his New York campaign.” ZONA PERANG (zonaperang.com) – Hessian Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausen and a force of 3,000 Hessian mercenaries and 5,000 Redcoats lay siege to Fort Washington at the northern end and highest point of Manhattan Island. Throughout…