《独立宣言》宣告了美国独立,但新生国家面临的困难是巨大的,首先就是英国的军事干涉。美国十三州分布在东部狭长的海岸线,英国只能逐个击破。1776年7月,英军总司令威廉·豪将军率35000名陆军、10000名海军包围了纽约城。这是英美开战以来最大的一次军事行动,当时纽约城居民25000人。双方力量悬殊,而华盛顿又犯了一个严重错误——把有限的兵力布置在布鲁克林和曼哈顿两地。8月27日,英军猛攻布鲁克林高地,美军节节败 The Declaration of Independence proclaimed the independence of the United States. However, the difficulties faced by the newborn countries are enormous. The first is the British military intervention. The thirteen states of the United States are located in the narrow strip of coastline in the east, and the United Kingdom can only break it one by one. In July 1776, General William Howe, the British commander-in-chief, flew 35,000 Army troops and 10,000 navies surrounded New York City. This is the largest military operation since the war between Britain and the United States, when 25,000 New York City residents. The two sides have great disparities in strength, and Washington made another serious mistake - placing limited troops in Brooklyn and Manhattan. August 27, the British troops stormed the Brooklyn Heights, the US military defeat