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The Baylor Massacre was an attack on September 27, 1778, upon the 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons under the command of Colonel George Baylor during the American Revolutionary War. It occurred in the present day town of River Vale, New Jersey. During the night, they were betrayed by loyalists, who informed the British of their location.
New Jersey: British victory Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776: New Jersey: Patriot victory: Patriots capture Hessian detachment at Trenton Second Battle of Trenton: January 2, 1777: New Jersey: Patriot victory Battle of Princeton: January 3, 1777: New Jersey: Patriot victory: Patriots defeat a small British force, the British decide to ...
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.
When it comes to the American Revolution, New Jersey was the epicenter. The Garden State saw more action during the war than any other state. Members of the New Jersey Society of the Sons of the ...
The Battle of Trenton was fought on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War campaign for New Jersey. In a surprise attack, the Continental Army led by George Washington attacked the winter quarters of a brigade composed primarily of German troops from Hesse-Kassel in Trenton, New Jersey. [1]
The Battle of Cedar Bridge, fought in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, was the one of the last skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War, between Patriot militia under Captains Richard Shreve and Edward Thomas and Loyalist militia under John Bacon on December 27, 1782. [1] [2]
Becoming a state upon the formation of the United States, New Jersey saw significant action during the American Revolutionary War. New Jersey's delegates signed the Articles of Confederation in 1779. Princeton acted as the nation's capital for four months in 1783, while Trenton served as the capital in November and December 1784.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced state plans to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States during an event at Monmouth Battlefield State Park.