Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2 PM
“The Battle of Long Island”
Robert Hubbard, Historian and Author
August 27, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the largest battle of the American Revolution — the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn. It was the first military engagement following the July 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence. In June 1776, patriot troops were preparing fortifications in Brooklyn, knowing the British were headed towards Manhattan. Although Washington’s 10,000 soldiers couldn’t defeat the British’s 20,000 troops, he was able to save his army with an incredible escape from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
The speaker, Robert Ernest Hubbard, is a retired professor from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. He has published biographies of two of the battle’s key generals: Major General Israel Putnam, who was second in command to Washington, and Brigadier General Thomas Mifflin, who was instrumental in
the escape of the Continental army.
We are partnering with the Jericho Public Library for this hybrid program, available in person or on Zoom. We encourage you to register to attend either in person or the zoom webinar at: JerichoLibrary.org (under Events).
Registration is currently pending and will open when the program is listed on the Library's events page. Please note, this program will not be recorded.
Refreshments and book signing follow at the library.
Driving Directions: The Jericho Library is at 1 Merry Lane, Jericho 11753, just south of Rt. 25 (Jericho Turnpike). From the Northern State Parkway, take exit 35 North or from the LIE/Rt. 495, take exit 41 North onto Rts. 106/107. Stay in the right-hand lane and turn right onto Rt. 25 East. Go a very short distance and turn right (south) onto Merry Lane. The Jericho Library will be on your left; parking is available on both sides of the building.
Guests are welcome to attend this free program, either at the library or virtually on Zoom. Please tell your friends.
