During the American Revolutionary War, Elizabeth was continually attacked by British forces based on Manhattan and Staten Island, and after independence, George Washington embarked from Elizabeth by boat to Manhattan for his 1789 inauguration.
Elizabeth was continually attacked by British forces based on Manhattan and Staten Island. This was during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington embarked from Elizabeth by boat to Manhattan for his 1789 inauguration. This was after independence. This was during the American Revolutionary War.