Keywords: Retreat from long island.jpg Retreat at Long Island <br>General George Washington personally orchestrating the successful retreat of the Continental Army militias and their supplies across the East River from Brooklyn Heights to Manhattan New York on the evening of August 27 1776 original text 1 http //www archives gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/ National Archives and Records Administration 148-GW-l74 before 1897 <br/> 2009 07 10 original upload date Engraving by Creator James Charles Armytage from painting by Creator Michael Angelo Wageman Original uploader was Shoreranger at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia PD-old-100 Original upload log en wikipedia Magnus Manske CommonsHelper page en wikipedia Retreat_from_long_island jpg 2009-07-10 17 53 Shoreranger 1465×1047× 478969 bytes <nowiki> Retreat at Long Island General George Washington personally orchestrating the successful retreat of the Continental Army militias and their supplies across the East River from Brooklyn Heights to Manhattan New York on the</nowiki> Battle of Long Island Engravings of George Washington James Charles Armytage Michael Angelo Wageman |