On this day 250 years ago in New York, 84 British transport vessels — 75 flatboats plus some galleys and bateaux — protected by cannon fire from five warships and artillery on Long Island, brought 13,000 British and Hessian troops ashore at Kip’s Bay on the east side of Manhattan. The untrained militia and new Continental recruits from Connecticut manning the lines at Kip’s Bay fled reportedly without firing any shots and certainly without inflicting any casualties on the British invaders. The panic of the militia infected Continental Army troops ordered south to reinforce the lines and they also began to flee north despite valiant efforts by most of their officers including General Washington himself who was within 80 yards of advancing Hessians before his aides pulled him to safety. The rout from Kip’s Bay was a debacle for the Continental Army and the thousands of American soldiers in New York City avoided capture primarily because the British commander Gen. William Howe ordered his troops to halt on the high ground of the Inclenberg estate in the middle of Manhattan instead of proceeding the short distance to the Hudson and seal in the Americans in the city.until all the troops were landedis entertained by Mary Lindley Murray allowing Continental Army to escape New York City. The city was captured by the British Army. Col. Glover recorded that Wormsted Trefey of Marblehead and Benjamin Rawden of Lynn from his regiment were killed.

Aaron Burr saves Alexander Hamilton.

O’Donnell, Indispensables at 251-56; Schecter at 182-93; https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hamilton-takes-command-74722445/