 Battle of Fort St. George

The Battle of Fort St. George (or Fort George) was the culmination of a Continental Army raiding expedition led by Benjamin Tallmadge against a fortified Loyalist outpost and storage depot at the Manor St. George on the south coast of Long Island on November 23, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War.Tallmadge's raid was successful; the garrison was surprised, and many provisions and prisoners were taken.