Raid on the New York Battery for kids
The Night Raid on the Cannons. A true story near New York City, NY, told for kids 6-8.
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Shh! Nobody make a sound. A long time ago, on a dark night in 1775, a secret mission happened right near here! Twenty-one big cannons sat by the water, and they belonged to the king's side. A group of patriots wanted them.
But there was a problem. A giant warship called the HMS Asia was floating in the harbor, watching. The patriots took the cannons anyway, even while the ship shot at them! Boom! Boom!
Imagine sneaking away with a cannon while a whole ship says, hey, come back! Now you try. Look out toward the water and be a secret mission sneaker. Tiptoe with just your eyes!
Quiz the back seat
How many cannons did the patriots take?
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Twenty-one. Twenty-one! And that helped the patriots in the Revolutionary War.
3 fun facts
- The raid happened on August 23, 1775.
- The Sons of Liberty and Hearts of Oak militia took 21 cannons.
- The ship HMS Asia fired on them from the harbor.
For grown-ups
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