Revolutionary War – Freeport History Timeline ../../../index.html A research project focused on the combination of different open source technologies as a way to preserve and present historical data Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:33:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 The British seize the Hempstead area from the Dutch ../../../the-british-sieze-the-hempstead-area-from-the-dutch/ ../../../the-british-sieze-the-hempstead-area-from-the-dutch/#respond Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:55:42 +0000 http://freeporthistory.com/?p=511 c 1699

– Dutch rule ends

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Depiction of the Battle of Lexington

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]]> ../../../the-continental-congress-adopts-the-declaration-of-independence/feed/ 0 The British arrive in New York Harbor ../../../the-british-arrive-in-new-york-harbor/ ../../../the-british-arrive-in-new-york-harbor/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2014 03:51:32 +0000 http://freeporthistory.com/?p=2454 The_British_fleet_in_the_lower_bay_1876

– A fleet of 400 ships arrive between August 1 and August 12

– 32,000 troops are camped on Staten Island

]]> ../../../the-british-arrive-in-new-york-harbor/feed/ 0 The Battle of Long Island takes place in Brooklyn ../../../the-battle-of-long-island-takes-place-in-brooklyn/ ../../../the-battle-of-long-island-takes-place-in-brooklyn/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2014 03:13:16 +0000 http://freeporthistory.com/?p=2444 – With a combined 20,000 troops involved from both sides this is the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War

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The Delaware Regiment fires on the British

 

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]]> ../../../the-american-revolutionary-war-ends/feed/ 0 Washburn’s Neck becomes known as Raynor South ../../../washburns-neck-becomes-known-as-raynortown/ ../../../washburns-neck-becomes-known-as-raynortown/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:03:22 +0000 http://freeporthistory.com/?p=1738 c 1784

– Following the American Revolutionary War

– Presently southeast Freeport running north towards Randall Avenue, Freeport

]]> ../../../washburns-neck-becomes-known-as-raynortown/feed/ 0 Hempstead splits into North and South Hempstead due to the American Revolutionary War ../../../hempstead-splits-into-north-and-south-hempstead-due-to-the-american-revolutionary-war/ ../../../hempstead-splits-into-north-and-south-hempstead-due-to-the-american-revolutionary-war/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:38:59 +0000 http://freeporthistory.com/?p=1712 Leading up to the war settlers on the north shore align with the revolutionary cause and settlers on the south shore align with the British resulting in the split following the war.

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