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BATTLE OF HARLEM PLAINS

The Battle of Harlem Plains was a battle of the American War of Independence, fought on September the 16th, 1776. Just after Howe's occupation of New York his advanced guard of English and Highland troops, under Colonel Leslie, came into conflict with some troops of Virginia under Major Leitch, and of Connecticut under Knowlton. Both sides were reinforced. Knowlton, attempting to flank the British, was killed. The Americans retreated, under orders from George Washington, with a loss of sixty killed and wounded.
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