The Retreat
General HoweHowe was successful in his campaign and paused for two days to prepare for a final assault. While waiting, a storm moved in, bringing rain and fog. This forced the British Warships to move downriver. Washington used this opportunity to abandon
General George Washington 1776 Long Island.
During the Evening of August 29, 1776, the Americans successfully escaped. Washington waited until all his men left, making him the last Continental soldier to leave Long Island. By September 15, Washington finally withdrew to New Jersey. In the end, American losses/casualties were 300 dead, 650–800 wounded, and 1,100 captured; British and German losses / casualties were 64 dead, 314 wounded, missing, or captured. The British held New York for the rest of the war.
