Fort Washington
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- Alternate uses: Fort Washington (disambiguation)
Fort Washington was a fortified position on Manhattan Island held by American forces as the British completed their occupation of
New York in
1776. British General
William Howe ordered
Hessian mercenaries under Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausen to capture the fort from the Patriots. The did so on
November 16, 1776 taking several thousand prisoners and a large store of supplies.
