"The Battle of Brooklyn"

In 1776 on the marshy fields of Gowanus and Red Hook, General George Washington and his rag-tag army faced off against the British. What happened next?
Learn more: www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/...
Please note: The Battle of Brooklyn is no longer on view at the New-York Historical Society.

[@mizukarate]

Hell ya!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DianeDinnigan]

My 4th great-grandfather was captured at Fort Washington.

[@alanhowitzer]

Was he a POW?

[@DianeDinnigan]

I tried responding earlier to you but then lost it!
Yes, he was. He was a Lt Col so he stayed on the HMS Jersey for 3 days and then was transferred to a boarding house in NYC. He was released with Ethan Allen.
btw, I made a mistake, he was my 5th gg. Lt Col Thomas Bull.

[@DianeDinnigan]

Yes, he was a POW.

[@Omar_-5]

So this means I can Metal detect in Brooklyn because I live there.