Before Brooklyn became Brooklyn, Red Hook helped save the Revolution

History books routinely talk about how George Washington and the Continental army escaped from Brooklyn after losing a major battle, turning a short-term defeat into a major victory.They, however, rarely explain who helped evacuate the 9,000-strong army after the Battle of Brooklyn in what proved to be possibly the first turning point in the Revolution. Some Brooklynites, though, have been shining a spotlight on heroics in Red Hook that may have saved the Revolution.“For years I heard Wash