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  2. New Jersey in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The last major battle to take place in New Jersey and the rest of the Northern states during the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Springfield. Baron von Knyphausen , the Hessian general, hoped to invade New Jersey and expected support from the colonists of New Jersey who were tired of the war.

  3. Category : Battles of the American Revolutionary War in New ...

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    Pages in category "Battles of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  4. Raid on Elizabethtown and Newark - Wikipedia

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    The second party crossed the frozen North River on sleighs to Newark, which they entered in three divisions. [1] The British captured fifteen men at the Newark Academy, of which one lieutenant escaped, and then set fire to it. [1]

  5. Category:Battles in New Jersey - Wikipedia

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  6. New York and New Jersey campaign - Wikipedia

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    The New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington.

  7. Category:Battles of the New Jersey Campaign - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Battles of the New Jersey Campaign" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  8. Battle of Bound Brook - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Bound Brook (April 13, 1777) was a surprise attack by British and Hessian forces on a Continental Army outpost in Bound Brook, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War. Although the British aimed to capture the garrison, they fell short and took some prisoners.

  9. John Neilson (colonel) - Wikipedia

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    In 1775, he raised a militia and was active throughout the conflict. On August 31, 1775, Neilson was commissioned by the Provincial Congress of New Jersey and appointed Colonel of a battalion of Minutemen for Middlesex County. [6] He achieved the rank of Brigadier General in February 1777 after achieving an early battle success.