**The Battle for Harlem Heights: Where the Continental Army Found Its Spine**
PEOPLE
George Washington
Commander-in-Chief, Mount Vernon Planter, Enslaver
General William Howe
British Commander-in-Chief in North America, General, Admiral's Brother
Major General Nathanael Greene
Continental Army General, Southern Department Commander
Israel Putnam
Continental Army General, Division Commander, Bunker Hill Veteran
KEY EVENTS
STORIES
HISTORICAL VOICE
The Fox-Hunt Call
Thomas Knowlton did not need to volunteer for the flanking movement at Harlem Heights. He was a lieutenant colonel, one of the senior officers present. He could have directed the operation from a dist...
MODERN VOICE
What the Army Needed to Learn
People want the Battle of Harlem Heights to be a turning point, and I understand why. After the string of disasters in August and September 1776 — Long Island, Kip's Bay, the loss of New York City — t...