The exhibition of The Battle of Long Island, which is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn, is an article which discussed the events that took place after the British evacuated Boston. Washington guessed correctly that the British would attack through New York. The document states some of the decisions taken by Washington and other generals during the attacked in New York. The historian argued and believed that Washington knew his troops were not prepared by stating, “somehow his undisciplined troops could hold off an attack”. Still, the historian makes it clear that even though Washington guess correctly that the attack would be in New York the inexperience and misguided decisions cost them the battle and the revolutionary army had to abandon the fight. This period of time marked one of the biggest losses face by the revolutionary army against the British.…show more content… The document is an excerpt from 1810 and was probably written after the war. During this period of time, Great Britain was trying to recover the colonies which had declared their independence. The narrative of Boyrereau Brinch helps to illustrate how the battles taking place during this time resulted in losses for the revolutionary army (i.e continental army).Just like the exhibition The Battle of Long Island, Boyrereau Brinch wrote how the army had to retreat and was pushed out of New York and into Hackensack, New
