On July 4, 1776 this head of the army was in New York preparing for a British attack
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July 12, 1776, two months before the Battle of Brooklyn, the New York Provincial
... [DOC] [TLE] Conflict and Revolution 1775-1776 - The History Place [PAR] April 18, 1775 - General Gage orders 700 British soldiers to Concord to destroy 
the ... Colonial volunteers from all over New England assemble and head for 
Boston, ... June-July, 1776 - A massive British war fleet arrives in New York 
Harbor ... New York City, Washington's army repulses a British attack during the 
Battle of... [DOC] [TLE] US History Timeline: War of Independence [PAR] Colonial volunteers from all over New England assemble and head for ... June-
July, 1776 - A massive British war fleet arrives in New York Harbor ... July 4, 1776 
- United States Declaration of Independence.