when did it happen?
On 27 August, 1776.
Brooklyn
On August 27, 1776, was fought the Battle of Long Island (also known as the 'Battle of Brooklyn'), the first major engagement fought in the American Revolutionary War after independence was declared, and the largest of the entire conflict. 
who is sandy koufax? A former professional baseball player. where was he born? Brooklyn, New York. where did he study? Lafayette High School. what is the climate like in the aforementioned place? A humid subtropical climate. where did this place gets its name from? From the Dutch colonial name " Breuckelen". which war took place here? The "Battle of Brooklyn" as a part of the Revolutionary War.
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Brooklyn [SEP] Revolutionary War
On August 27, 1776, was fought the Battle of Long Island (also known as the 'Battle of Brooklyn'), the first major engagement fought in the American Revolutionary War after independence was declared, and the largest of the entire conflict. British troops forced Continental Army troops under George Washington off the heights near the modern sites of Green-Wood Cemetery, Prospect Park, and Grand Army Plaza. Washington, viewing particularly fierce fighting at the Gowanus Creek from atop a hill near the west end of present-day Atlantic Avenue, was famously reported to have emotionally exclaimed: "What brave men I must this day lose!".