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# Commemorate The Battle Of Brooklyn Across The Borough
- URL: https://bklyner.com/commemorate-the-battle-of-brooklyn-across-the-borough-citykidcorner/
- Published: 2015-08-19T14:26:27.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-10T19:17:30.000Z
- Author: Shannon Geis
- Tags: Green-Wood, Sunset Park, #API-Imported

![Photo via   Green-Wood Cemetery](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5242952209_90bd6d7148_b-702x468-702x468.jpg)

Photo via  Green-Wood Cemetery

It was 239 years ago this month that our forefathers fought the British in the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, [The Battle of Brooklyn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%5Fof%5FLong%5FIsland?ref=bklyner.com#Legacy). And even though we lost the battle, we won the war, so celebrate our revolutionary history with a week of events throughout the borough commemorating the historic battle.

**Saturday, August 22, 10am**  
**Prison Ships Martyrs Memorial Ceremony**  
**Prison Ships Martyrs Monument, Fort Greene Park**  
Coordinated by the Society of Old Brooklynites, American Merchant Marine Association, and Navy Armed Guard.

**Saturday, August 22, 1-4pm**  
**Scavenger Battle!**  
**[The Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92](http://www.bldg92.org/?ref=bklyner.com), 63 Flushing Ave at Carlton Ave**  
Team up with family & friends for a day of trivia, gaming and historical fun. Follow “Brooklyn vs. Britain” pop culture clues in an interactive scavenger hunt, play our Battle Ship Memory Match game and have a tea party!

**Sunday, August 23, 11am-1pm**  
**Battle of Brooklyn Monuments Tour**  
**Meet at [Lefferts Historic House](https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/lefferts-historic-house/?expand&ref=bklyner.com), Prospect Park**  
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for a guided tour from the Lefferts Historic House down East Drive to view some of Prospect Park’s Revolutionary War Monuments. Hear accounts of the battle as remembered by Femmetie Lefferts and tour the home she built with her husband Pieter Lefferts. $3 suggested donation.

**Sunday, August 23, 11:30am-1:30pm**  
**Evergreens Cemetery Walking Tour**  
**Meet at [Evergreens Cemetery](http://www.theevergreens.org/?ref=bklyner.com) Main Gate, Bushwick Avenue and Conway Street**  
Evergreens Cemetery presents a walking tour of its revolutionary war-related sites.

**Tuesday, August 25, 6pm & Saturday, August 29, 4pm**  
**Battle of Brooklyn Neighborhood Walk**  
**Meet at Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park, Northwest corner**  
Led by Old Stone House Board Member and Hunter College Archaeology Professor William J. Parry. $12 per person/$10 OSH members; includes light refreshments. Wear comfortable shoes. [Advance tickets](http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1978526?ref=bklyner.com) are recommended.

**Wednesday, August 26, 6pm**  
**Gowanus Dredgers Estuary Tour**  
**2nd Avenue and 6th Street, at the Gowanus Canal**  
Canoe the Gowanus Canal and learn about the history of this infamous escape route for American soldiers during the Battle of Brooklyn.

**Saturday, August 29, 12-2pm**  
**Maryland 400 Remembrance Ceremony**  
**[Old Stone House](http://theoldstonehouse.org/?ref=bklyner.com), 336 3rd Avenue between 4th and 5th Avenues**  
Music, Color Guard & Salute, and a Reading of the Names.

**Saturday, August 29, 1-5pm**  
**Dramatic Reading of The Declaration of Independence**  
**[The Vander Ende-Onderdonk House](http://www.onderdonkhouse.org/?ref=bklyner.com), Greater Ridgewood Historical Society**  
Hear the Declaration of Independence read the 18th century way. Learn about how it was written and the role it played during the Battle of Brooklyn. $5 suggested donation.

**Sunday, August 30**  
**Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration at The Green-Wood Cemetery**  
**[Green-Wood Cemetery](http://www.green-wood.com/event/commemoration-of-the-battle-of-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com), 5th Avenue at 25th Street**

- **10am-12pm, Trolley Tour**  
Greenwood historian Jeff Richman and author Barnet Schecter conduct a trolley tour of the cemetery and Revolutionary War-related sites. $30, tickets [here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/battle-of-brooklyn-trolley-tour-tickets-17004519977?ref=bklyner.com).
- **11:30am-12:30pm, Living History Program**  
Re-enactors show what life was like during the late-1700s, including weapon firing, games, old fashioned ice cream and lemonade, and other family activities.
- **12:30-1:15pm, Re-enactment of the Battle**  
Re-enactment of the famous battle just inside the Main Gate of the Cemetery.
- **1:30pm, Parade to the top of Battle Hill**  
Grab a flag, wave it high and march to Battle Hill with The Regimental Band of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
- **2pm, Memorial Ceremony at Battle Hill**  
Honor the spirit and heroes of the Battle of Brooklyn at this commemoration on Battle Hill, overlooking New York Harbor.