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Wikipedia: The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of battles for control of New York City and the state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington. Howe was successful in driving Washington out of New York City, but overextended his reach into New Jersey, and ended the campaign in early January with only a few outposts near the city. First landing unopposed on Staten Island on July 3, 1776, Howe assembled an army composed of elements that had been withdrawn from Boston in March following their failure to hold that city, combined with additional British troops, as well as Hessian troops from several German principalities of the Holy Roman Empire.
![[A picture of New York and New Jersey campaign]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/NJBritishOutposts_s.jpg "A picture of New York and New Jersey campaign")
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![[Map of the New York-New Jersey Campaign during the American Revolution.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/NY_NJ_retreat_1776_s.jpg "Map of the New York-New Jersey Campaign during the American Revolution.")
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