![]() It had to be at least ten times the size of New York City. Nate hadn't realized how huge Brooklyn was. ![]() ![]() That was the part of Brooklyn that was closest to New York City. All of the forts were spread across Brooklyn Heights. Nate and the men were sent to Fort Greene, one of the six Brooklyn forts. They were all ferried across the East River on big rowboats. Three days later the Connecticut 5th was ordered to Brooklyn along with six thousand other soldiers. ![]() Yet, Nate's courage will soon be tested as he and the Continental Army prepare for the Battle of Brooklyn.Ī part of the I Survived series by author Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 offers young readers a thrilling story of the Revolutionary War through the eyes of a young boy. As he settles into camp life, chopping wood, digging trenches, and hauling water for the Continental Army, Nate learns more about the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, and, of course, hears stories about the feared Hessian soldiers and their deadly bayonets. When eleven-year-old Nathaniel Fox runs away from his cruel uncle, he finds himself alone in New York City in the middle of the Revolutionary War! Young Nate soon meets an old friend and joins up with a Connecticut regiment as a camp helper. ![]()
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