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Battle of Long Island, 'Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Stirling across Gowanus Creek'.
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Battle of Long Island, 'Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Stirling across Gowanus Creek'." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1874. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4994-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Battle of Long Island, 'Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Stirling across Gowanus Creek'." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4994-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1874). Battle of Long Island, 'Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Stirling across Gowanus Creek'. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4994-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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