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 Battle of White Plains Period 1 Dante Volpacchio 



**When did the battle occur? **   October 28, 1776

Where was the battle?
The battle took place in White Plains N.Y.

Where were the armies/navies from? === There were 13,000 British and German troops against 14,500 American troops. ===

**Who were leaders of each side? **
=== The leaders of both sides were Major General Howe for the British and Raul in charge of the German troops, and General George Washington for the Americans. ===

**What happened/facts about the battle: **
===British casualties were 313 killed and wounded. The Americans lost 300 killed, wounded and captured causing the Americans to flee to the north. ===

**What was the outcome? **
===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: auto;">The Americans lost the fight and were driven back out of New York, leaving the city wide open to the British. ===

**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">What was the significance of the battle to the outcome of the war? **
=== **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">The Battle of White Plains was significant because the Americans lost many troops and eventually losing New York, to the ** British ===

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