Showing posts with label New York campaign 1776. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York campaign 1776. Show all posts

Saturday, 4 October 2014

Battle of Long Island August 27, 1776: Center and Left flank

This is the second part of the battle which had by far more troops.
The American line is made up of seven battalions while the crown forces have twenty-three!
 from,  Osprey Campaign New York 1776

The British Army deploys in line with half their guns at the front, and their cavalry on the right flank.

The American line just before the British advance begins. Knowlton's Rangers in the foreground begin to open up on the British left. They in turn advance two regiments forward who bayonet charge them. A further British battalion advances and begins to fire volleys. This disperses the rangers, and a Continental Regiment forms into line to trade volleys with the British.

Eventually, the Royal Artillery ground down the American infantry, then the Grenadiers charged in with bayonets, the Americans collapsed.
Washington's Army was reduced to a single brigade. The British, had plenty of reserves.
George Washington surrendered to Lord Howe. The rebellion was over!

Monday, 7 April 2014

Revolution (1985) - trailer

posted by BFITrailers. Good visuals and an interesting story, just how it was done may not have helped it. I believe this is an unappreciated film.

Period piece movies: Revolution

This film by Hugh Hudson was an attempt to show a bit of a balanced view of the American Revolution. Produced in 1985, it did it's best to produce an accurate portrayal of this conflict, but due to some situations, did not do so well.
Retrospectively, it did try to make a good film, but failed to make an impact with audiences.