New York and New Jersey campaign

New York and New Jersey campaign
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
	; Map of the American Revolutionary War's New York and New Jersey campaign
Date	July 1776 – March 1777
Location	New York and New Jersey
Result	New York: British victory British control New York City for the rest of the war; The city's strategic port and harbor remain in British hands; Constant military activity in the surrounding area for the remainder of the war; New York City becomes a haven for Loyalists fleeing other areas of the country and results in severe overcrowding; Thousands of Americans are taken prisoner and die in captivity; New Jersey: U.S. victory U.S. retains control of New Jersey; Continental Army preserved; Continental Army adopts a Fabian strategy; Development of American military intelligence and espionage;
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain; Template:Country data Loyalist (American Revolution); Hesse; Waldeck;
Commanders and leaders
George Washington; Charles Lee ; John Sullivan; Hugh Mercer †	Sir William Howe; Sir Henry Clinton; Lord Cornwallis; Richard, Lord Howe; Wilhelm von Knyphausen; Carl von Donop; Johann Rall †
Strength
23,000 soldiers and militia	32,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed & wounded	3,000 killed & wounded; 1,400 captured

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The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of battles between the British forces and the Continental Army that decided who would take control of New York City and the U.S. state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War and were mostly British victories. One British purpose was to finish smashing the Rebel army after the Battle of Long Island. The battles happened near the end of 1776. The Continentals won the two small battles of Trenton and Princeton at the end of the campaign, and spent the winter in Morristown, New Jersey. The British controlled the area for most of the rest of the war.

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