Battle of Fort Washington

Battle of Fort Washington
Part of the American Revolutionary War
A view of the attack against Fort Washington Watercolor by Thomas Davies
Date November 16, 1776 Location Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York Result British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain Hesse-Kassel
Commanders and leaders
Fort commander: Robert Magaw  Fled the battle: George Washington Nathanael Greene	William Howe Hugh Percy Wilhelm von Knyphausen
Strength
3,000	8,000
Casualties and losses
59 killed 96 wounded 2,837 captured	84 killed 374 wounded

Coordinates: 40°51′11″N 73°56′17″W / 40.853°N 73.938°W / 40.853; -73.938

 Great Britain

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.

After defeating the Continental Army under Commander-in-Chief General George Washington at the Battle of White Plains, the British Army forces under the command of Lieutenant General William Howe planned to capture Fort Washington, the last American stronghold on Manhattan. General Washington issued a discretionary order to General Nathanael Greene to abandon the fort and remove its garrison – then numbered at 1,200 men but later to grow to 3,000 – to New Jersey. Colonel Robert Magaw, commanding the fort, declined to abandon it as he believed it could be defended from the British. Howe's forces attacked the fort before Washington reached it to assess the situation.

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