On August 30th in US History
On August 30th in 1776 British troops occupied American fortifications on Long Island. George Washington and his 9,000 men had evacuated to Manhattan overnight. General George Washington gave the New York Convention three reasons for the retreat from Long Island. The reasons were the need to reunite his forces, the extreme fatigue of his soldiers and the lack of proper shelter from the weather.
On August 30th in 1776 General George Washington rejected British General William Howe's second letter of reconciliation.
On August 30th in 1862 At the Second Battle of Bull Run, Union troops under General John Pope retreated after being defeated the day before.
On August 30th in 1862 Confederate troops under Edmund Kirby Smith soundly defeated a Union army under General Mahlon D. Manson at Richmond, Kentucky. Manson and his entire staff were captured.
On August 30th in 1945 General Douglas MacArthur set up Allied occupation headquarters in Japan.
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