"The Battle of Brooklyn" Topic

"During the first half of 1776, the American cause had been making headway. Patriots controlled most of the breakaway colonies. Violence already had erupted with British troops at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, at Fort Ticonderoga in New York, and elsewhere.

The Americans expected the British to assault New York City. Hedging his bets, General George Washington stationed troops on Manhattan and on Governors Island in New York Harbor. Around Brooklyn, on Long Island, Washington had his men build a network of forts stretching five miles between Fort Greene and today's Red Hook waterfront…."
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"At about 9 a.m., the pass came under pincer attack by Hessians on one flank and Highlanders on the other. Surrounding the defenders, enemy troops bayoneted to death nearly any American who had not fled, including soldiers attempting to surrender. A scant 60 rebels survived, to spend their captivity at hard labor."

"A scant 60…"

I'd be interested to see the sources for that.