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Tri-State 250: War prison in Brooklyn

Name: Tri-State 250: War prison in Brooklyn
Uploaded: 2026-05-06T07:06:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Description: After the British came away victorious in the Battle of Brooklyn of 1776, they were overwhelmed with prisoners of war and nowhere to put them.

After the British came away victorious in the Battle of Brooklyn of 1776, they were overwhelmed with prisoners of war and nowhere to put them.