Battle of Harlem Heights

The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The action took place on September 16, 1776, in what is now the Morningside Heights area and east into the future Harlem neighborhoods of northwestern Manhattan Island in what is now part of New York City.

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battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, United States, 

HMS Liverpool, USS Intrepid, USS Ling, 

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1776 Battle of Harlem Heights

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1664 Conquest of New Netherland

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1673 Reconquest of New Netherland

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1712 New York Slave Revolt of 1712

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1776 Battle of Long Island

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1776 Landing at Kip's Bay

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1776 Battle of Pell's Point

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1776 Battle of Mamaroneck

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1776 Battle of White Plains

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1776 Battle of Fort Washington

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1776 Battle of Fort Lee

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1778 Baylor Massacre

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1778 Battle of Edgar's Lane

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1779 Battle of Paulus Hook

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1780 Battle of Connecticut Farms

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1780 Battle of Bull's Ferry

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1643 — 1645 Kieft's War

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1655 Peach Tree War

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1930 — 1931 Castellammarese War

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1868 Rogers Map of Manhattan, New York City (North of 86th St) - Geographicus - NYCHarlemHeights3-rogers-1868

Map of the upper part of the Island of Manhattan above Eighty-Sixth Street arranged to illustrate the Battle of Harlem Heights. LOC 88694229

Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776; with a review of the events of the campaign. (1897) (14758301196)

Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776; with a review of the events of the campaign. (1897) (14778933894)

Battle of Harlem Heights Map

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1609	New Netherland		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Capture of Turtle Bay Depot	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1664	Conquest of New Netherland	Dutch Republic, battle, Kingdom of England, annexation, invasion, capitulation, landing operation, marine navigation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1673	Reconquest of New Netherland	battle, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1712	New York Slave Revolt of 1712	slave rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Long Island	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Landing at Kip's Bay	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Harlem Heights	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Pell's Point	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Mamaroneck	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of White Plains	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Fort Washington	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Fort Lee	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Baylor Massacre	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Edgar's Lane	skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Battle of Paulus Hook	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Connecticut Farms	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Bull's Ferry	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	war	1643	Kieft's War	war, Mohawk, Lenape, Algonquian peoples, Wappinger, New Netherland, Raritan tribe, Mahican	Wikidata
event	war	1655	Peach Tree War	war	Wikidata
event	war	1930	Castellammarese War	war	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Fenian Ram	preserved watercraft, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Holland I	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shearwater	schooner	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS El Sol	ocean liner, cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Colahan	destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ling	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yankee	ferry	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1941	John B. Caddell	tanker	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1910	Sperry Corporation	arms industry, business, electronics industry, enterprise, instrumentation engineering	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1979	Kimber Manufacturing	organization, arms industry, weapons manufacturing company, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1996	Henry Repeating Arms	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Crescent Shipyard	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Gas Engine & Power Company & Charles L. Seabury Company	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1801	Brooklyn Navy Yard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1917	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation	shipbuilding, company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1885	Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Adam and Noah Brown	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	Battery Weed	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Bergen	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Communipaw	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Fish	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Flatbush	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Governors Island	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Gravesend	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort New Utrecht	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Schuyler	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Totten	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Wadsworth	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Washington	destroyed building or structure, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1625	Fort Amsterdam	fort, destroyed building or structure	Wikidata
site	fort	1794	Fort Jay	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1806	Fort Wood	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1807	Castle Williams	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1808	Castle Clinton	public aquarium, beer garden, National Park Service, fortress, theatre building	Wikidata
site	fort	1812	Blockhouse No. 1	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1812	Fort Gansevoort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Tompkins	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1862	Fort Slocum	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1917	Fort Tilden	fort, National Park Service, United States Army	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Growler	preserved watercraft, Grayback-class submarine, museum ship, submarine	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Intrepid	preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Harbor Defense Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum	aviation museum, cultural institution, military museum, maritime museum, nonprofit organization	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	New Jersey Naval Museum	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1758	HMS Liverpool	Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate, sixth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		1868 Rogers Map of Manhattan, New York City (North of 86th St) - Geographicus - NYCHarlemHeights3-rogers-1868		Commons
commons	image		Map of the upper part of the Island of Manhattan above Eighty-Sixth Street arranged to illustrate the Battle of Harlem Heights. LOC 88694229		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776; with a review of the events of the campaign. (1897) (14758301196)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776; with a review of the events of the campaign. (1897) (14778933894)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Harlem Heights Map		Commons