British capture of Fort Lee

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The British capture of Fort Lee was a 1776 Revolutionary War operation in which British and Hessian forces seized the American fort on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, forcing a hasty Continental Army retreat and contributing to the loss of New York.


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Battle of Fort Washington followedBy British capture of Fort Lee