REVOLUTIONARY WAR in NEW JERSEY - Mar 2017.kmz
2017 revisions --
1 -- Charles "Chip" Riddle's presentation "The Potterstown Skirmish" for the Hunterdon 300, dated 13 Sep 2016.
2 -- Locations in Somerset, Middlesex Counties revised per Vermeulen map, from a presentation to the DAR in the early 20th Century. Map provided by Mike Alfano.
3 -- a new folder representing the actions of "The Grand Forage 1778" by Todd Braisted.

REV WAR in NEW JERSEY - Mar 2017
Descriptions and dates of actions are from "Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New Jersey" by David C. Munn: Bureau of Geology and Topography, Department of Environmental Protection (1976) except as modified in the notes.
Battles (vs. skirmishes) shown reflect those shown on the "Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New Jersey" map (1974) published by the NJDEP.
Locations related to the action described and denoted by an historical marker are color-coded in blue. (Linked to the Historical Marker Data Base website). Otherwise coordinates are frequently unchanged from those downloaded and color-coded in red, and reflect the work of students in the Advanced Geomatics class, Spring 2007 semester, at the Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA), Rutgers University. Publication_Date: Spring 2007.
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Compiled by John F. Allen, Jr. (2014 & 2017)

Greenwich Dec 22 1774
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=17730 Greenwich Tea Party.

Defense of the Delaware River 1775/6
The British strategy - consistent with European theory of war at that time - was likely to concentrate on the capture of the American capital city, Philadelphia. Two routes presented themselves.
Actions associated with the first, the overland approach across New Jersey, are contained in the folder entitled "British Power in Ascent".
The second approach, up the Delaware River, is contained in this folder, representing the activities associated with the defense of the River approach.

Alarm posts
Based on:
"The Pennsylvania Navy, 1775-1781" by John W. Jackson: Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey (1974).
In the fourth quarter of 1775 "[Henry] Fischer was instructed to provide a system of riders and alarm posts to quickly inform [Philadelphia] of any news of the British. He assisted in the establishment of thirteen alarm posts between Lewes and Point No Point, at the mouth of Frankford Creek".
Page 30 in "The Pennsylvania Navy, 1775-1781" by Jackson

Cape Henlopen, DE
Now Lewes, DE

Boat at Mushmellon (Mispillion River), DE

Boat at Motherkill (Murderkill River), DE

Bombay Hook, DE

Long Point, DE (location uncertain)
Jackson's book, page 414, note 22:
"I believe Long Point was between Wilmington and Reedy Island..."
However, I have placed this location based on the order in which Jackson lists the alarm posts, and on the line-of-sight provided by this location to both Bombay Hook and Steep Water Point.

Steep Water Point, DE
Now Point Penn, DE

Dalby Point, DE
Location based on the presence of Dalby Ct. nearby. Jackson says in his book (page 414, note 22) that "... Mr. deValinger [Delaware State Archivist at the time] agrees that Dalby Point was probably in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania near Marcus Hook or Claymont, Delaware." Location shown looks more likely.

Chester, PA

Thompson Point, NJ

Billingsport, NJ

Gloucester, NJ

Market Street Wharf, Philadelphia, PA

Point No Point, PA
Now Frankford Creek mouth

Chevaux-de-frise
Chevaux-de-frise were sunken in the Delaware River to prevent the larger British wooden ships from moving up-channel to assault Forts Billingsport, Mifflin and Mercer, and to defend Philadelphia. These structures comprised a wooden frame sunken into the River and ballasted with several tons of rock to prevent their removal. Long sharpened poles tipped with iron spikes were so arranged in these frames to point downstream with their tips some 6 feet below low tide water.

Lower chevaux-de-frise
The lower system of chevaux-de-frise comprised 24 individual cheval, chained to their neighboring cheval to discourage their removal by the British, stretching across the channel from Billingsport to Billings Island. The location of this symbol is based on the illustration in Jackson's book, page 355.

Upper chevaux-de-frise
Based on the illustration in Jackson, page 357, the location of the upper chevaux-de-frise was between Hog Island and Fort Mifflin (now the site of Philadelphia International Airport) and the Jersey shore downstream of Fort Mercer.

Brigantine Beach Oct 16 1775
English transport ship "Rebecca & Francis" under Capt. George Hastings runs aground at Brigantine Beach. Members of the Egg Harbor Guard (3rd Regiment, Gloucester County militia), under Col. Richard Somers, take crew into custody. First ship destroyed in New Jersey during the war.

Long Island, NY Jan 19 1776
New Jersey troops cross to Long Island to disarm Tories. Collect 500 arms and four standards of colors. First use of Jersey troops in the Revolution.

Sandy Hook Jan 23 1776
William Alexander, Lord Stirling (Am.), captures ship "Blue Mountain Valley" at Elizabethtown.

Staten Island, NY Feb 19 1776
Three hundred militia from Essex County under Capt. John Blanchard go to Staten Island to stop raids by British vessels.

British Power in Ascent
After the British evacuation of Boston they retreated to Nova Scotia. Not knowing which port city the next British assault would be against, Washington had to defend multiple possible approaches. In the event, the British - and their hired German troops - invaded New York Harbor, defeating the American army at the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn) on Aug 27, 1776 and Kips Bay Sep 15. The American army remained confined to two enclaves on Manhattan island: Harlem Heights, where they won a much-needed victory on Sep 16 and Fort Washington. Howe commenced a flanking move against Washington, winning battles at Throg's Neck (Oct 12), Pelham Bay (Oct 18) and White Plains (Oct 28). Anticipating these actions led Washington to abandon Harlem Heights on Oct 15. Later, when given detailed plans of American defenses at Fort Washington, the sole remaining American bastion on Manhattan Island, Howe captured nearly the entire American garrison of over 2800 officers and men!
The foregoing relies on a book by Schecter, Barnet: "The Battle for New York" (2002, Penguin Books).
The initial steps taken by Howe to attack overland across New Jersey and to Philadelphia included the successful combined German and British assault on Fort Washington in Manhattan November 16, 1776. Following that victory Howe crossed the North (Hudson) River and began his march across New Jersey with an assault on Fort Lee.
This folder contains actions associated with the fall of Fort Lee, the American retreat across New Jersey, and their evacuation across the Delaware River into PA.

Early moves
Actions associated with the battles for New York. A very good book pertaining to this phase of the American Revolution is "The Battle For New York" by Barnet Schecter, published by Penguin Books in 2002.

Sandy Hook Apr 19 1776
William Tryon (Br.) burns pilot house at Hook.

Bacon's Neck May 6 1776
Cumberland County militia chase foraging party from British ships achored at mouth of Cohansey Creek. British land party at Tindon's or Findle's Island, between Cohansey and Stow Creeks, known as Bacon's Neck.

Delaware River May 6 1776
British capture Daniel Richards' shallop bound from Philadelphia to Morris [Maurice] River. All hands escape to shore.

Delaware River May 8&9 1776
British ships cannonade Salem County from Delaware River for two days.

Egg Harbor Jun 1776
June 10, 1776, privateers Congress and Chance reported at Egg Harbor with three captured ships, the Lady Juliana, Juno, and Reynolds. Date of capture not given.

Amboy Jun 1776
British vessels in Raritan Bay exchange volley fire with gun in a breastwork in St. Peter's churchyard.

Sandy Hook Jun 21 1776
Three hundred militia attack British post at lighthouse

Sidney Jun 24 1776
Twenty-five Loyalists led by John Voight conduct raid at Jones Tavern near Sidney (Clinton).

Cape May Jun 29 1776
American Brig Nancy runs aground at Cape May. Local militia remove powder and arms. Exchange with British kills one American, Richards Wickes. First casualty on New Jersey Soil.

Sandy Hook Jul 3 1776
Five hundred Rebels with two brass pieces attach Sandy Hook lighthouse.

Elizabethtown Point Jul 4 1776
Capt. Daniel Neill (Am.) fires on and sinks British armed sloop sailing up to Elizabethtown Point.

Staten Island, NY Jul 4 1776
Two men in a canoe cross from Elizabeth and fire on British encampment on Staten Island.

Egg Harbor Jul 5 1776
Privateers Congress and Chance take "Tamarea".

Elizabethtown Jul 10 1776
British attempt to cross from Staten Island to Elizabethtown but retreat when the militia assembles.

Paulus Hook Jul 12 1776
First exchange of fire between the fort and two British ships, the Phoenix and the Rose.

Bergen area Jul 18 1776
Barge from fleet lands on the Bergen Point, but the milita drive away the intruders.

Bergen area Jul 21 1776
Cannon and musketry are heard in New York. Smoke cloud over Bergen Point indicates exhange of fire between Bergen Point and Staten Island.

Paulus Hook Jul 21 1776
Shore batteries fire on Phoenix and Rose as they move up the Hudson River. Ship return the fire.

Elizabethtown Jul 24 1776
Pickets of both sides skirmish at Elizabethtown.

Staten Island, NY Jul 24 1776
Men from from Elizabeth skirmish on Staten Island and lose one man.

Amboy Jul 25 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=25112 The fort near Billops Point on Staten Island exchanges cannonades or bombardments with battery at Amboy.

Elizabethtown Aug 25 1776
"Our people at Elizabethtown and the enemy on Staten Island cannonaded each other with out doing any damage, except disturbing the congregation.'

Bergen area Aug 26 1776
Capt. Daniel Neill (Am.) exchanges fire with British battery on Staten Island.

BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND, NY Aug 27 1776
Battle of Long Island. Gen. William Howe with about 20,000 troops attack American forces on Long Island. He strikes at rear of Gen. John Sullivan's position (the American left) and takes Sullivan prisoner. Gen. William Alexander, Lord Stirling, puts up gallant delaying action before capture. Americans suffer 1500 casualties. British lose less than 400. First pitched battle of the Revolution is an American disaster. Pin is at battle monument in Green-wood Cemetery. American left, where flanked by Howe, is in Evergreens Cemetery to the east.

Paulus Hook Sep 7 1776
Batteries at Paulus Hook bombard enemy's ships heading up the North River.

New York City Sep 12 1776-Nov 25 1783
British occupation of New York.

Paulus Hook Sep 15 1776
British rake the Hook with grape and kill one horse.

Paulus Hook Sep 16 1776
British ships and battery at Paulus Hook exchange fire.

Paulus Hook Sep 17&20 1776
Battery at the Hook bombards British ship Renown on 17th and again on the 20th.

Regulars unsuccessfully invade Paulus Hook.

PAULUS HOOK Sep 23 1776
British occupy Paulus Hook marking the beginning of the New Jersey campaign. First New Jersey territory occupied by British.

Bergen area Oct 5 1776
Americans evacuate Bergen.

Fort Lee Oct 9 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7737 Battery in fort cannonade British ships Phoenix and Roebuck.

Staten Island, NY Oct 13 1776
Gen. Matthias Williamson and men from Col. Matthias Slough's battalion conduct raid on Staten Island.

Staten Island Oct 15 1776
Pin located on Historic Richmond Town.
Americans lose two men, take twenty prisoners in raid on Richmond Town.

English Neighborhood Oct 19 1776
Futile attempt by British to take Fort Lee. Troops leave fort to meet enemy in English Neighborhood, where they give good account of themselves. Americans lose 30-40 killed and wounded. British estimate loss at 150.

Fort Lee Oct 27 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7737 Battery in fort cannonades two British frigates.

BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS, NY Oct 28 1776
Not included in Munn's publication. Pin is located at Battle Hill Park in White Plains. Wikipedia: "...indecisive action forcing American withdrawal, part of the British campaign of 1776 to defeat American Gen. George Washington's main army or isolate the New England colonies by gaining military control of New York... In a brief, sharp action, a Continental brigade was defeated at Chatterton Hill [by a British force of 10,000 - 15,000]."

Dobb's Ferry Nov 6 1776
A rebel battery at the ferry cannonades two transports and a frigate.

English Neighborhood Nov 9 1776
Americans kill fourteen Hessians in skirmish near Fort Lee.

The Long Retreat
Folder title inspired by the 1998 book "The Long Retreat: the Calamitous American Defense of New Jersey, 1776" by Arthur S. Lefkowitz. Following the fall of Fort Washington British arms experience one visctory after another.

FORT WASHINGTON, NY Nov 16 1776
British capture Fort Washington with 2818 officers and men and a great quantity of valuable material.

New Bridge Nov 17 1776
Tories overrun post near New Bridge.

FORT LEE, Nov 20 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=47508 British capture Fort Lee. Washington sacrifices material (50 cannon, entrenching tools and flour), but saves 2000 troops. Location is the Fort Lee Historic Park HQ.

Acquackanonk Nov 21 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7043 Americans destroy bridge crossing Passaic River to prevent British Army from gaining on them.

Newark Nov 28 1776
Skirmish occurs as British, led by Gen. Cornwallis enter and take Newark.

New Brunswick Dec 1, 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10010 Washington destroys part of the bridge over the Raritan and cannonades pursuers.

New Brunswick Dec 3 1776
Patriot shoots and kills a Hessian officer (Captain Wieterhausen) from ambush.

Trenton Dec 8 1776
Washington evacuates Trenton; Hessians occupy it.

Two Bridges Dec 8 1776
Col William Malcom (Am.) leads a party to New Bridge and raises a "terrible uproar among the Tories as well as in the enemy’'s little camp." They capture a Tory named Pierson.

Coryel's Ferry Dec 9 1776
Exchange of fire between scouting parties occurs two miles south of ferry.

Burlington Dec 11 1776
Pennsylvania Navy bombards Burington after Hessian occupation under Count Carl Von Donop.

Woodbridge Dec 11 1776
American foraging party captures 400 cattle and 200 sheep at Woodbridge, then behind enemy lines.

Basking Ridge Dec 13 1776
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8511 General Lee is captured by the British while stopping at a tavern on his way to his main army. A British patrol found Lee writing letters in his dressing gown before he left that morning. 40° 41.969′ N, 74° 32.858′ W

Trenton and Princeton
Having retreated completely across New Jersey, Washington crossed the Delaware to place that significant obstacle between his army and that of the pursuing Howe. Washington ordered the removal of all boats from the New Jersey side of the River to prevent Howe from crossing before the River froze over. In European tradition, Howe determined to go into winter quarters, leaving the following outposts in New Jersey: Bordentown (Colonel von Donop with 1500 Germans) Trenton (Colonel Rall with 1500 Germans) Princeton (Brigaier General Leslie with 3000 British troops) Brunswick (Major General Grant with 4000 British troops) and Brigadier General Mathew with troops scattered at Amboy, Spanktown (Carteret), Elizabethtown, Newark, Acquakonock (Passaic), Powles Hook and Bergen (both now Jersey City) while he himself returned to the comforts of New York City. (The above taken from William M. Dwyer's book "The Day Is Ours!", published in 1983 by Viking Adult.) Contained in this folder are actions associated with, and leading up to, the surprise attack on the Hessian garrison in Trenton ("Washington Crossing The Delaware"), the second battle of Trenton (Assunpink Creek), the battle of Princeton and the move to the American winter encampment at Morristown. An outstanding book covering these actions is "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer (2004, Oxford Press), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2004.

Hackensack Dec 14 1776
Gen. William Heath surprises British at Hackensack. Takes 60 prisoners, a few arms and a great quantity of stores.

Ringoes Dec 14 1776
Party of rebels kill British Cornet Geary from ambush. Pin is located at monument to Cornet Geary dedicated by his decendents.

Paramus Dec 16 1776
Gen. William Heath and Gen. George Clinton capture stores at Paramus in the face of strong British resistance.

Pluckemin Dec 16 1776
Gen. Edward Matthews (Br.) with part of the Brigade of Guard falls in with small body of Americans. Two Americans are wounded.

Trenton Dec 16 1776
"Rebels came over River (Delaware) in boats but affected nothing."

Pennington Dec 17 1776
Jaeger "deadly wounded" by one of Gen. Philemom Dickinson's (Am.) scounting parties.

New Brunswick Dec 17 1776
Patriots attack British picket guards.

Springfield Dec 17 1776
First skirmish in state in which New Jersey troops force British to turn and retire.
Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Trenton Dec 17-18 1776
Americans attack Jaeger picket post at ferry south of Trenton with infantry and artillery barrage for two consecutive days.

Bergen area Dec 19 1776
Two hundred men go to Bergen Woods and capture 23 Tories of a new Tory Regiment.

Trenton Dec 20 1776
Rebels kill Dragoon from ambush between Trenton and Princeton.

Howell's Ferry Dec 20 1776
British and American patrols skirmish at ferry.

Petticoat Bridge Dec 22 1776
Skirmish occurs at the bridge between Slabtown (Jacksonville) and Blackhorse (Columbus).

Mt. Holly Dec 23 1776
Col. Samuel Griffin attacks the Britsh and Hessian position at PETTICOAT BRIDGE. The next day British counterattack, forcing Americans to withdraw. Towards evening, a heated engagement at Iron Mill Hill results in several casualties on both sides. Hessians wind up in Mt. Holly; Americans retreat to Moorestown.

Hessians and Americans exchange fire at last picket post outside Trenton.

BATTLE OF TRENTON, Dec 26 1776
In the early morning hours, General Washinton leads troops across the Delaware north of Trenton and surprises the 1200-man Hessian garrison in Trenton, striking at 8 A.M. Estimates of battle range from 35 minutes to an hour and three-quarters, but Washington achieves a much needed victory to help boost American morale. American casualties are one killed (Pvt. Forest Ballangee) and three or four wounded (including Capt. William Washington and Lt. James Monroe). Hessians have 22 killed (including commanding officer Col. Johann Rall), 84 wounded and 918 taken prisoner. Pin is located at the Trenton Battle Monument celebrating the victory near the spot the American artillery were located at the first assault. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4137

Hopperstown Dec 27 1776
British and Tory forces take Garret Hopper and six or seven other Whig farmers prisoner.

Paramus Dec 27 1776
Party of Loyalists raids HOPPERSTOWN and Paramus.

Princeton Dec 30, 1776
Lighthorse unit under Col Joseph Reed (Am) captures ten or twelve Dragoons in skirmish near Princeton.

New Brunswick Jan 1777
American party attacks a "large body of the enemy" three miles from New Brunswick and capture cattle, horses and wagons.

TRENTON, SECOND BATTLE Jan 2 1777
The second battle of Trenton comprises three separate engagements at SHABAKUNK CREEK, STOCKTON HOLLOW and ASSUNPINK CREEK.

Maidenhead Jan 2 1777
American picket encounters British Army passing through Maidenhead. Mounted Jaeger is shot from his horse. Beginning of second Battle of Trenton. See ASSUNPINK CREEK, SHABBCONK CREEK and STOCKTON HOLLOW.

Shabakunk Creek Jan 2 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=9888 This initial part of the second battle of Trenton, constitutes a holding action by the Americans under Col. Edward Hand. Americans stop British march and cause them to bring up artillery. Action delays Britsh for two hours and allows Washington time to prepare defenses at the ASSUNPINK. Before Hand abandons his position, he sends troops to prepare next holding position at STOCKTON HOLLOW.

STOCKTON HOLLOW (SECOND BATTLE OF TRENTON) Jan 2 1777
Artillery duel is part of the second Battle of TRENTON. Capt. Thomas Forrest, with battery of two field pieces, fires at enemy for approximately twenty minutes. The enemy brings up artillery to answer Americans and force Forrest to leave postion for fear of being outflanked. Barrage diverts main British drive and allows Washington to get his troops in position on the other side of ASSUNPINK CREEK.
Location pinned is based on Note 19 (page 527) of David Hackett Fischer's book "Washington's Crossing", stating that William R. Dwyer in his book "The Day Is Ours!" locates Stockton Hollow near the Helene Fuld Medical Center.

ASSUNPINK CREEK (SECOND BATTLE OF TRENTON) Jan 2 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=3743 Part of the action of the second Battle of TRENTON. While Capt. Thomas Forrest's battery assists infantry in holding the British advance, Washington moves his troops across the Assunpink where they repel an advance by the British. An intense cannonade at close range develops and continues until after dark. The Hessians stay in Trenton a short time, then withdraw.

Sussex County Aug 24 1779
Militia chases indians twelve miles from Sussex Court House.

Little Shabakunk Creek Jan 2 1777
Americans skirmish with British Light Infantry.

Washington's Flank March Against Princeton
12 historical markers from HMdb.org.
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Route of Washington’s March
Trenton, New Jersey
Historical Marker No. 1 of 12 erected 1914 by Sons of the Revolution
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Route of Washington’s March
Trenton, New Jersey
Historical Marker No. 2 of 12 erected 1914 by Sons of the Revolution
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Route of Washington’s March
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Historical Marker No. 3 of 12 erected 1914 by Sons of the American Revolution
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Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Historical Marker No. 4 of 12 erected 1914 by Sons of the American Revolution

Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Historical Marker No. 5 of 12 erected 1914 by Sons of the American Revolution

Lawrence Township, New Jersey

Princeton Township, New Jersey

Freehold Jan 2 1777
Loyalist detachment under Col. John Morris suffers casualties in engagement with troops under Maj. Mifflin.

BATTLE OF PRINCETON, Jan 3 1777
Under cover of darkness, General Washington leaves Trenton and surprises Lt. Col. Charles Mahood's force at Princeton. The American victory marks the first success of Army in New Jersey against British regiments. In a fifteen minute battle, Americans lose 40 killed [including Gen. Hugh Mercer] or wounded. British lose about eighteen killed, 58 wounded and 200 missing or captured. After battle, Washington marches Army north into Watchung mountains and winter quarters at MORRISTOWN. Pin is situated on the Battle of Princetown monument.

Newark Jan 5 1777
Gen. William Maxwell (Am.) conducts foraging raid and captures stores.

Elizabethtown Jan 5 1777
Gen. William Maxwell (Am.) conducts foraging raid and captures stores.

Spanktown Jan 5 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7783 Gen. William Maxwell (Am.) conducts foraging raid and captures stores. Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Springfield Jan 5 1777
Foraging party and local militia have brief exchange.
Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Boundbrook Jan 6, 1777
British light horse raid Bound Brook and a Tory named Stewart shoots Benjamin Booney as he hides in his cellar.

Morristown Jan 6-May 28 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=33289 Winter camp. During encampment, troops receive innoculation for small pox. Pin is located at HQ for Morristown National Historic Park.

Elizabethtown Jan 8 1777
Americans retake town at end of Jersey campaign.

Spanktown Jan 8 1777
Party of Jersey militia attacks regiment of British troops. British receive support, which saves them.

The Forage War
Following their defeats at Trenton and Princeton, the British retreated to Brunswick, Elizabethtown and Amboy, leaving the Loyalist (Tory) population to their fate in Whig-occupied New Jersey. This was a major blow to Howe's reconciliation policy. Major General Howe went into New York City for the winter, leaving his troops to fend off American militia attacks against their encampments. The German Waldeck regiment were under constant pressure while in their winter quarters in Elizabethtown, losing significant numbers of troops in these skirmishes. Howe eventually ordered them to move to Amboy under the protection of the Royal Navy's guns.
In need of forage for their cavalry and supply train horses, the British and German troops were ordered by Howe to gather forage and fodder from the countryside. Washington, realizing that a failure to gather such forage would prevent the British from mounting an offensive in the coming summer, ordered his Continentals to join the Jersey militia in confronting the enemy. Most of the actions reflected in this section were the result of such skirmishes.
"Washington's Crossing", David Hackett Fischer's 2004 book published by Oxford Press dedicates a chapter to the forage wars.

Shrewsbury Jan 15 1777
British kill Pvt. Amon Davis, Cumberland County militia.

Quibbletown Jan 16 1777
Gen. Philemon Dickinson (Am.) with about 400 militia engages a foraging party, takes nine prisoners and observes enemy dead and wounded he does not count.

New Brunswick Jan 17, 1777
Two hundred rebels attack picket in New Brunswick.

Springfield Jan 19 1777
Militia kills eight or ten Waldeckers and captures remainder of party with no losses during raid.

Van Nest's Mill Jan 20 1777
Gen. Philemon Dickinson (Am.) marches 400 untrained troops through waist-deep water to surprise and defeat large foraging party.
Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's input on this location.

Woodbridge Jan 23 1777
"... we [Americans] trimmed two regiments near to Woodbridge." No report of American casualties.

Bonhampton Jan 23 1777
Three hundred fifty Americans attack 700 of the enemy. Americans claim better of the engagement.

Second River Jan 27 1777
Skirmish occurs between British foraging party and large body of Rebels

Springfield Feb 1 1777
Party of 4000 rebels under Gen. John Sullivan attempt to take a hill from 42d Regiment under Sir William Erskine. British prevail and claim eighteen killed and wounded while reporting 250 Americans "killed on the spot'.

Metuchen Feb 1 1777
Ninety men under Col. Charles Scott attacks British foraging party of Hessian Grenadiers and troops of Black Watch (42nd Regiment) at Drake's Farm. Americans lose one officer, seven men killed, 22 wounded. British lose one officer, six men killed, 23 wounded.

Quibbletown Feb 1 1777
Scouts from foraging parties on both sides exchange fire without results.

Piscataway Feb 1, 1777
Militias have "“hot fight"” at Piscataway
Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Boundbrook Feb 6 1777
British foraging party active around Bound Brook.

Quibbletown Feb 8 1777
Skirmish occurs between foraging parties.

Shrewsbury Feb 12 1777
Col. William Erskin (Br.) attacks the rebels in quarters, kills many and takes 70 prisoners.

Navesink Feb 13 1777
British kill Pvt. Alexander Clark in skirmish.

Sandy Hook Feb 13 1777
British kill Pvt. John Bruce in skirmish at cedars near Hook.

Middletown Feb 13 1777
British kill Lt. Jack Whitlack in skirmish.

New Brunswick Feb 15 1777
Americans capture 15 troops near New Brunswick.

Bennett’'s Island Feb 18 1777
Americans raid the loyalists outpost held by Major Richard V. Stockton and 63 privates. Luke Teeple, Somerset County militia, taken prisoner.

Quibbletown Feb 20 1777
Party of Americans capture twenty enemy wagons loaded with forage, drive in picket guard and suffer no losses.

Spanktown Feb 23 1777
British attack Americans in an attempt to obtain forage. British badly beaten, but Americans cannot push their advantage because of weather and fact they are vastly outnumbered. Becomes known as Battle of Rahway.

Morristown Feb 23 1777
Americans skirmish with British foraging party.

Ash Swamp Feb 23 1777
British foraging raid ends in skirmish.

Elizabethtown Feb 24 1777
Col. Thomas Stirling (Br.) leads raid on town.

New Brunswick Feb 26 1777
Battery of six 32 pound guns fires on boats coming up the Raritan.

Elizabethtown Feb 27 1777
Maj. Robert Tympany (Br.) raids Elizabethtown with 60 men. Kills two or three rebels and takes four or five prisoners.

New Brunswick Mar 1 1777
Colonel Scott attacks a British foraging party.

Sandy Hook Mar 1 1777
Two hundred fifty Rebels attack lighthouse on Sandy Hook. Garrison and guns of warship Syren beat them back.

New Brunswick Mar 5 1777
Americans attack Hessian pickets and capture forage.

Elizabethtown Mar 6 1777
Maj. Robert Tympany leads raid on Elizabethtown and kills some rebels and captures ten head of cattle.

Amboy Mar 8 1777
Gen. William Maxwell attacks the British. Engagement spreads from Punk Hill at Amboy to BONHAMTOWN and METUCHEN. Americans get the better of the action but have too little cover to pursue. British report several casualties, but no mention of American losses.

Quibbletown Mar 8 1777
Gen. William Maxwell's troops skirmish with British. British report considerable casualties.

Metuchen Mar 8 1777
Gen. William Maxwell attacks the British. Engagement spreads from Punk Hill at AMBOY to BONHAMTOWN and Metuchen.

Bonhampton Mar 8 1777
Gen. William Maxwell attacks the British in an engagement that reaches from Punk Hill at AMBOY to Bonhamtown and METUCHEN.

Piscataway Mar 8 1777
Militia has skirmish with British.

Woodbridge Mar 8 1777
Militia and British skirmish at Strawberry Hill.

Spanktown Mar 8 1777
Party of British surrounds body of American patriots who soon put whole party to flight.

New Brunswick Mar 9 1777
Rebels attack Gen William Howe's escort as he travels from New Brunswick to New York.

Samptown Mar 9 1777
Maj. William Butler drives in an enemy picket guard. British suffer four killed and seven horses captured.

Quibbletown Mar 10 1777
Foraging party of British runs into local militia. British leave four dead and carry off several dead and/or wounded. Americans have three wounded but none killed.

Cranbury Mar 12 1777
Middlesex county militia skirmishes with refugee foraging party.

Staten Island, NY Mar 14 1777
Party of rebels fire on forage boats.

Blazing Star Landing Mar 14 1777
Forty Bergen Volunteers under Maj. Robert Timpany chase rebels in retaliation to a raid on STATEN ISLAND. Party collects more spoils as a result of counter-raid.

Spanktown Mar 16 1777
Rebels fire upon Gen. William Howe's escort.

American capture several wagons, take eight prisoners and kill four or five in skirmish.

English Neighborhood Mar 20 1777
Col. Joseph Barton leads troops into English Neighborhood and takes four American prisoner.

American drive off British foraging party.

Woodbridge Mar 22 1777
The enemy attempts to plunder property of Barnes family, but local militia drives them off.

Quibbletown Mar 24 1777
Gen. John Vaughan, commander of party of King's Troop's, goes to Spanktown to surprise rebels and takes fifteen prisoners.

The Philadelphia Campaign
http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/Brandywine.html The Philadelphia Campaign comprised two distinct phases, and these are contained in the two folders below. The first folder contains actions in northern New Jersey, the result of General Howe's feint attack across the state. Eventually, Howe loaded his troops onto transports on Jul 8, 1777, but didn't set to sea until Jul 20, leaving Washington (as well as his own army) guessing as to the objective. This was unclear until the British fleet was spotted in Chesapeake Bay Aug 13. Landing at the head of the Elk River, Howe advanced into Pennsylvania. The second folder contains those actions resulting from the British and German advance through southeastern Pennsylvania, where they defeated the Americans at the battle of the Brandywine on Sep 11 and Paoli on Sep 20, going on to capture the capital city on Sep 26, 1777. The actions along the Delaware River following the fall of Philadelphia reflect British and Hessian attempts to establish water-borne communication and facilitate supplying the city. Key to the defenses in New Jersey was Fort Mercer, which was assaulted by a Hessian force of 900 men. The result was an overwhelming American victory on Oct 22. Washington also attempted to take advantage of the poor supply situation of Howe's troops by attacking at Germantown (now a suburb of Philadelphia) where, in a closely fought battle, he was defeated on Oct 4. Fort Mifflin, the key River defense on the Pennsylvania shore, withstood both land and river attacks from Nov 10 to 15, finally falling at that time. Free to concentrate on Fort Mercer on the Jersey shore, the British massed over 2000 men. The fort was evacuated without a fight to these overwhelming numbers on Nov 18, 1778.

Early moves in the Jerseys
General Howe attempted to draw General Washington out of the Watchung Mountains in an attempt to detroy the Continental Army in open battle. The folder herein contains actions relating to this effort, which culminated in the Battle of Short Hills, a British victory. Despite this, Washington foresaw Howe's plan and retreated into the mountain fastness offered by the Watchungs, preventing Howe from surrounding and defeating the American army.
Much of this action is documented in Chapter I of Thomas J. McGuire's 2006 book "The Philadelphia Campaign: Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia", volume 1 of his two volume effort. Published by Stackpole Books.

Bennett’'s Island Apr 1777
British kill Pvt. William Sodin during raid.

Secaucus Apr 2 1777
Rebels on foraging raid gather all the grain, horses, cows and sheep possible. Have to swim the Hackensack River for want of boats.

Quibbletown Apr 4 1777
British kill five wound one in action against militia.

Newark Apr 12-17 1777
Skirmish occurs sometime between these dates.

Bound Brook Apr 13 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7758 British foraging party attempts to cut off American outpost. Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Landing Apr 13 1777
Gen Charles Cornwalis attacks Gen Benjamin Lincoln'’s force on this Palm Sunday. Americans lose 30 men killed and wounded with some eighty taken prisoner.

Bonhamtown Apr 15 1777
Gen. Adam Stephen (Am.) attacks the pickets near Bonhamtown, kills captain and seven privates and takes sixteen British prisoners.
Location and date (instead of 14th) based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Bergen area Apr 17 1777
British seize local resident in raid into Bergen Area.

Woodbridge Apr 19 1777
British capture Isaac Cotheal, a private in Capt. Chistopher Marsh's Company of Light Horse.

Amboy Apr 19 1777
British surprise Rebels in raid near Amboy and take seventeen prisoners, kill two.

Bonhamtown Apr 19 1777
British kill or capture entire raiding party of twenty-five rebels and their captain.
Location and date (instead of 19th) based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Hackensack Apr 20 1777
Col. Issac Beal (Am.) leads intelligence expedition to Hackensack.

Closter Apr 21 1777
Fifty Royal Bergen Volunteers under Capt. William Van Allen raid Closter and take three suttlers with their stores.

Bonhamtown Apr 20 1777
Survivors of rebel party that attacked the pickets on the previous day taken to Amboy.
Location and date (instead of 21st) based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Paramus Apr 22 1777
Royal Bergen Volunteers chase party of rebel suttlers beyond Closter and capture their stores.

New Brunswick Apr 22 1777
American overrun British picket near New Brunswick.

Morristown Apr 22 1777
Capt. Thomas Combs captures picket guard of two subalterns and 30 men. Both officers and 14 men die in action. Three Americans are wounded, none seriously.

Amboy Apr 23 1777
Americans attempt surprise raid on British pickets on outskirts of Amboy, but pickets have already been removed.

Amboy Apr 24 1777
Rebels attempt again to take pickets.

Rebel attack on guards fails as all are taken prisoner or killed.

Hopperstown Apr 26 1777
Party of new levies carry off Capt. Wynant Van Zandt and three others from Garret Hopper's neighborhood.

Egg Harbor Apr 26 1777
British frigate Mermaid destroys schooner at Egg Harbor.

Landing May 10 1777
Americans attack out post on Raritan Landing.

Piscataway May 10 1777
Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen (Am.) attacks 42d Highlanders (Black Watch).

Bonhamtown May 10 1777
42d or Royal Highland Regiment skirmishes with a body of some 2000 Americans. Fighting occurs along a long line, with more British than American success.

Paramus May 12 1777
Colonel Barton (Br.) attacks picket post under Peter Fell (Am.) at Paramus.

Slotterdam May 12 1777
Small detachment under Col. Dongan (Br.) attacks militia post capturing two American officers and three enlisted men.

Dismal Swamp May 17 1777
Americans lose 24 prisoners and two killed in skirmish between Metuchen and New Brunswick.

Piscataway May 17 1777
42d regiment, 2d battalion of the 71st and the 33rd regiment (Br.) conduct raids against BONHAMTOWN and Piscataway. Americans have 67 killed, 130 wounded (British figures). British lose two killed, sixteen wounded and twelve captured.

Bound Brook May 26 1777
An American unit reports a "brush with the Philistines."

Middletown May 26 1777
Party of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln's men give enemy a "pretty little threshing". British lose seven men and three lighthorse dead. Americans lose three wounded, one mortally.

Bonhamtown Jun 1777
Col. Daniel Morgan constantly harasses British encamped at Somerset Court House. Eighteen Hessians killed and several prisoners taken in one small encounter during June.

Monmouth County Jun 1 1777
Militia nearly traps Tory Col. George Taylor and party, takes two and wounds one.

Middlebrook Jun 7 1777
Scouting party under Lt. William Martin falls in with a party of Hessians and British light horse. Martin dies in the action.

Hackensack Jun 10 1777
American light horse and British have skirmish.

Egg Harbor Jun 12 1777
British sloop Harlem and brig Stanley cut out two American brings in the harbor –

Elizabethtown Point Jun 13 1777
Party of twelve go to Elizabethtown Point and fire on rebels. They kill one, wound three and capture a new flat-bottom boat.

Paramus Jun 13 1777
British party of 200 under Col. Barton invades Bergen County as far as Paramus without opposition. Supposedly chase a rebel party under Frelinghuysen.

Somerset Court House Jun 14 1777
Americans kill eighteen Hessians in skirmish.

Englewood Jun 15 1777
Loyalists surprise party of 30 men at Englewood and force them to retreat.

Somerset Court House Jun 17 1777
Col. Daniel Morgan's (Am.) riflemen and other troops harass British redoubts. Lt. Jacob Ten Eyck dies in action.

Middlebush Jun 18 1777
American and Hessian patrols have brief skirmish.

English Neighborhood Jun 19 1777
Thirty men go to English Neighborhood to capture two Tories.

Somerset Court House Jun 19 1777
British lose two officers and fourteen men in skirmish.

English Neighborhood Jun 20 1777
A skirmish occurs between thirty man rebel scouting party and strong party of green coats (Br.).

New Brunswick Jun 20 1777
Rebels fire on British pickets.

New Brunswick Jun 21 1777
Rebels fire on “"our pickets”".

Piscataway Jun 22 1777
As the British evacuate New Brunswick, Americans follow, harassing them as much as possible.

New Brunswick Jun 22 1777
Skirmish occurs as British evacuate New Brunswick.

Freehold Jun 24 1777
Col. George Taylor (Tory) has two of his men taken and two killed during plundering raid.

Oak Tree Jun 26 1777
Skirmish occurs as Gen. Thomas Stirling (Br.) is driven toward New Market.
Location and date (changed from 25th) based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Westfield Jun 26 1777
Militia harasses British Army, but nothing reported of any consequence. Happens at same time as the action at SHORT HILLS.

Short Hills Jun 26 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21858 Gen. William Howe attacks William Alexander, Lord Stirling's division at Metuchen Meeting House.

Samptown Jun 26 1777
Force under command of Sir William Howe and Lord Charles Cornwallis falls in with Col. Daniel Morgan's (Am.) Corps of Rangers. Casualties are heavy.

Woodbridge Jun 26 1777
Small skirmish occurs during movement of Gen. William Howe in the WESTFIELD and SCOTCH PLAINS area. Main action is battle of SHORT HILLS.

Scotch Plains Jun 26 1777
British Army under Gen. William Howe and Americans have a series of skirmishes in the WOODBRIDGE and WESTFIELD area. Main action is battle of SHORT HILLS.

Spanktown Jun 27 1777
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7783 Gen. Charles Scott's light horse and Col. Daniel Morgan's Rangers harass British after evacuation of New Brunswick.

Hoebuck Jun 27 1777
British chase a rebel foraging party.

Woodbridge Jun 29 1777
A detachment from the 37th Regiment surprises party of rebel in a tavern, kill two men including the commanding officer, and take several prisoners.

Bayard’'s Mills Jun 30 1777
Forty rebels carry off cattle in a raid near Hoebuck.

Quibbletown Jul 7 1777
American Army, pursuing Gen. William Howe's forces, camp at Quibbletown and detach several small parties against enemy.

English Neighborhood Jul 17 1777
Rebels carry off four persons suspected of being Tories.

Assault up the Delaware and the fall of Philadelphia
Actions along the Delaware included reduction of Forts Billingsport and Mercer in New Jersey, and Fort Mifflin in Pennsylvania. Billingsport was surrendered without a fight, Mercer successfully defended against Hessian Assault on October 22 and abandoned on November 19 following the fall of Fort Mifflin after an 8-week siege.

Elizabethtown Point Aug 14 1777
Party of Volunteers raid Crane's Ferry near Elizabethtown Point and capture three militiamen.

Staten Island, NY Aug 19 1777
Tory raiders from Staten Island penetrate 27 miles inland.

Staten Island Aug 21 1777
Decker's Ferry, near Port Richmond.
Party of 1500 rebels under William Alexander, Lord Stirling, Gen. John Sullivan and a French officer raid Decker's Ferry. British claim 200 Americans killed and 300 taken prisoner, with no more than 50 casualties of their own.

Staten Island Aug 22 1777
Rebels raid Decker's Ferry, destroy hay and capture Colonel Barton.

Staten Island Aug 27 1777
British take Uriah Chamberlain prisoner during raid. He dies the next winter in prison.

Bergen area Sep 10 1777
Three detachments of British with a detachment from New York and another from Staten Island conduct successful foraging raid into "the Jersies."

Newark Sep 11 1777
Gen. Henry Clinton leads foraging raid into the Jerseys intended to be a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philadelphia campaign.

New Bridge Sep 11 1777
Sir Henry Clinton leads foraging raid into the Jerseys intended to be a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philidelphia campaign.

Hackensack Sep 11 1777
Lt. Col. Aaron Burr rallies militia at Paramus and marches south. Defeats British force at Hackensack.

Tappan, NY Sep 11 1777
Gen. Henry Clinton leads foraging raid into the Jerseys intended to be a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philidelphia campaign.

Fort Lee Sep 11 1777
Sir Henry Clinton leads foraging raid into the Jerseys intended to act as a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philidelphia campaign.

Elizabethtown Point Sep 11&12 1777
Sir Henry Clinton leads foraging party into the Jerseys intended to act as diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philadelphia campaign. Raid lasts two days.

Schuyler's Ferry Sep 11,12,13 1777
Gen. Henry Clinton leads foraging raid into the Jersey's intended to be a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philadelphia campaign which continues for three days.

BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE, PA Sep 11 1777
Not included in Munn. Location pinned is Brandywine Battlefield. Fought between some 14,600 American and 15,500 Crown troops (both British and Hessian). Howe moved his troops up from their landing at Head of Elk (Elkton, MD) and, crossing Brandywine Creek by unguarded fords to the north, assailed the lightly guarded American right flank. Most American troops were defending the southern crossings of Brandywine Creek. Despite being outflanked, the Americans did not retreat until their left flank was collapsed by a Hessian onslaught. Losses were 300 killed, 600 wounded and 400 captured (American) against 93 killed, 488 wounded and 6 missing (mostly British casualties, with few Hessians). (Thomas McGuire's 2 volume "The Philadelphia Campaign" published by Stackpole books in 2006).

Newark Sep 12 1777
British force of several thousand men attack from several directions. Local militia causes them to move on to Acquackanonk.

Potterstown Sep 12 1777
[Date changed per Charles "Chip" Riddle's presentation of "The Potterstown Skirmish", 13 Sep 2016 for the Hunterdon 300]. Americans capture a party of Tories. [Riddle advised this action continued overnight and ended in the Piscataway event, below, on 13 Sep 1777].

Piscataway Sep 13 1777
Americans capture James Illif and John Moor Loyalists, during raid. [Mee rather than Moor, per Charles "Chip" Riddle's presentation of "The Potterstown Skirmish", 13 Sep 2016 for the Hunterdon 300],

Watessing, Sep 13 1777
Skirmish occurs during British raids coinciding with the Battle of Brandywine.

Elizabethtown Sep 14 1777
British kill Pvt. Stephen Ward in raid.

New Bridge Sep 14 1777
Lt. Col. Aaron Burr attacks British outpost.

Elizabethtown Sep 15 1777
British kill Capt. Francis Lock during skirmish.

Delaware River Sep 26 1777
Gloucester County militia takes ship at Philadelphia.

Delaware River Sep 29 1777
American and British ships battle off Chester, PA.

Billingsport Oct 1 1777
Col. Thomas Stirling (Br.) lands below fort at Billingsport with 42d Regiment and part of 71st.

Billingsport Oct 2 1777
Americans evacuate Fort Billings. On march to Fort Mifflin, small skirmish occurs.

Mantua Oct 2 1777
Force under Gen. Silas Newcomb meets force under Col. Thomas Stirling about 9 a.m. and engage in "pretty brisk fire".

Mickleton Oct 2 1777
British force under Colonel Stirling attacks Gen. Silas Newcomb's troops.

Shrewsbury Oct 3 1777
Captain Taylor (Tory), commander at the lighthouse, falls in with Capt. John Dennis (Am.) and troop of rebel light horse, captures Dennis and six others and sends them to New York.

BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN, PA Oct 4 1777
Not in Munn book. Location pinned is "Cliveden", the Benjamin Chew house, a National Historic Landmark and the centerpeice of the Battle of Germantown. The battle was fought in a very heavy fog by approximately 11,000 Americans under Gen. George Washington and 9,000 British and Hessian troops under Gen. William Howe. Despite being outnumbered, Washington's battle plan was ill-suited to weather conditions and the inexperience of his troops. The British held out, surrounded, in the Chew House until the tide of battle turned in their favor. American losses in this British victory were 152 killed, 521 wounded and 438 captured. Crown losses were 71 killed, 448 wounded and 14 missing. (Thomas McGuire's 2 volume "The Philadelphia Campaign" published by Stackpole books in 2006).

Delaware River Oct 5 1777
Americans scuttle two ships in gap British made in "chevaux-de-frise" near Billingsport.

Delaware River Oct 7 1777
Skirmish occurs on Province Island near Fort Mifflin.

Delaware River Oct 8 1777
Naval battle takes place near the mouth of the Schuykil River.

A floating battery between Little Mud Island and Fort Island fires on British.

Fort Mifflin, PA Oct 10 1777
Exchange of fire with British batteries on Carpenter Island.

Delaware River Oct 11&12 1777
Commodore John Hazelwood's galleys [Pennsylvania Navy] cannonade Carpenter's Island. Another attack made the next day.

Elizabethtown Oct 12 1777
BNewspaper reports "smart firing" at sloop in His Majesty's service stationed near Elizabethtown.

Fort Mifflin, PA Oct 15&16 1777
Artillery duel with British lasts for two days.

Cooper's Ferry Oct 21 1777
Americans snipe at British troops on way to Red Bank from Philadelphia.

Haddonfield Oct 21 1777
Local militia harasses British troops on way to Red Bank.

Fort Mercer Oct 22 1777
Americans have 14 killed and 23 wounded, Hessians lose 514, killed or wounded, at the Battle of Red Bank.

Fort Mifflin, PA Oct 23 1777
Battery shell British during Battle of Red Bank.

Newark Oct 27 1777
Some of the enemy go to Newark in boats and burn American guard houses but no other mischief.

Three Pidgeons Oct 31 1777
Rebels and British skirmish at Three Pidgeons Tavern in English Neighborhood.

Shrewsbury Nov 5 1777
Tories from Sandy Hook destroy salt works.

Mantua Creek Nov 5 1777
Americans shell British ships from battery near the mouth of Mantua Creek.

Fort Mifflin, PA Nov 10-16 1777
Bombardment of fort on Mud Island begins November 10 and continues daily until 16th, when troops abandon fort and retreat to Fort Mercer.

Mantua Creek Nov 15 1777
Second battery near mouth of Mantua Creek opens up on British ships in river.

Staten Island Nov 18-21 1777
On four successive nights rebels from Elizabeth raid Staten Island with no results.

Fort Mercer Nov 19 1777
Gen. Charles Cornwallis attacks Fort Mercer. Americans evacuate next day.

Timber Creek Nov 20 1777
Militia fires on British at bridge over Timber Creek.

Mantua Creek Nov 20 1777
British and Americans skirmish at a ford in Mantua Creek, five miles above bridge patriots had destroyed.

Mantua Nov 1777
Between November 20 and 27, Gen. Charles Cornwallis burns barracks at Mantua Creek marching from Billingsport to Gloucester.

Philadelphia occupied
The folder contains actions in the time frame following British occupation of Philadelphia and the Battle of Germantown. By this time the Continental Army has taken up Winter quarters in Valley Forge, PA. More importantly for the American cause was the capture of Burgoyne's army at Saratoga, NY, resulting in the recognition of the United States of America by France.

Delaware River Nov 21 1777
British shore batteries fire on American vessels attempting to pass Philadelphia along the Jersey shore.

Bergen area Nov 21 1777
Party of Americans raid Weehawken.

Haddonfield Nov 24 1777
American troops bivouac before the Battle of Gloucester. British foraging party harasses them.

Gloucester Nov 25 1777
Reconnaisance force under Marquis de Lafayette and British have brief exchange.

Staten Island Nov 27 1777
Gen. Philemon Dickinson attempts to surprise Cortland Skinner with raid. Skinner makes good his escape but Tories lose five or six killed and 24 prisoners. Americans lose three prisoners and suffer fourteen wounded.

Gloucester Nov 27 1777
Gen. Charles Cornwallis returns to Philadelphia after clearing east bank of rebels. Takes 800 head of cattle. Local militia harasses and British suffer four losses.

Thompson's Point Dec 1 1777
British kill Francis Clark in skirmish.

Bergen area Dec 5 1777
Party of rebels, some officers and twelve men come to Bergen Point to seize (Tory) Mr. Van Buskirk. Colonel Turnbull (Tory) intercepts group, kills one officer and captures another.

Cooper's Ferry Dec 15 1777
Jersey militia takes twenty British sailors.

Valley Forge, PA, Dec 17 1777-Jun 19 1778
Following the fall of Philadelphis, Washington moved the Army to Valley Forge for the winter. It was here that Prussian Baron von Steuben arrived on February 23, 1778 and began drilling and training the Continentals.
Pin is located at Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Maidenhead Dec 19 1777
A Gen. Philemon Dickinson scouting party captures “"three men of the Gen. Friedrich Von Lossburg Regiment who went out to procure forage two miles from here (Trenton) not far from the road to Maidenhead."

Toms River Dec 25 1777
Col. John Morris (Tory) threatens Toms River but inflicts little damage.

Staten Island Dec 26 1777
American raid on Staten Island captures Tory Benjamin Williams.

Delaware River Dec 31 1777
Americans strip and burn transport brigantine John and armed schooner Industry between Philadelphia and Gloucester Point.

Delaware River Dec 31 1777
Americans strip and destroy transport Lord Howe.

Delaware River Dec 31 1777
Continental troops at Wilmington blow up brig with two field pieces. Three other vessels are driven to Jersey shore, where inhabitants are "taking proper care of their cargoes."

Delaware River Jan 1 1778
Americans strip and destroy sloop taken between Chester and Philadelphia.

Delaware River Jan 5 1778
The "Battle of The Kegs" occurs when mines and kegs released between Bordentown and Burlington explode off Piladelphia.

Three Pidgeons Jan 29 1778
American raid kills Tory John Richards.

Mantua Feb 2 1778
West Jersey Loyalists out of Philadelphia raid vicinity of Red Bank.

New Bridge Feb 5 1778
Tory raid captures one of the slayers of Tory John Richards.

Salem Feb 26 1778
Captain Barry, under direction of Gen. Anthony Wayne, destroys large quantity of hay before enemy boats appear to stop him.

Coryel's Ferry Feb 28 1778
Party of His Majesty's light horse captures Capt. Samuel Dunham and two sons with 127 cattle at ferry.

Haddonfield Feb 28 1778
Gen. Anthony Wayne's foraging party tangles with British patrol.

Haddonfield (near) Feb 28 1778
Maj. John Simcoe (Br.) leads raid in Haddonfield area.

Cooper's Ferry Mar 2 1778
Gen. Anthony Wayne and Count Casimir Pulaski skirmish with Maj. John Simcoe.

Penns Neck Mar 6 1778
A party under Captain Wigstaff (Br.) goes to Billingsport from Philadelphia, marches ten miles into the country, surrounds house of Capt. John Cousins of the Gloucester County militia, takes him and guard prisoners, and brings them to town.

Mantua Mar 12 1778
Gloucester County militia and foraging troops under Col. Charles Mawhood (Br.) skirmish at Mantua Creek.

Delaware River Mar 12 1778
Americans burn transports Katy and Mermaid off New Castle.

Mantua Creek Mar 16 1778
Col. Charles Mawhood's (Br.) troops march up Salem Road tp Matua Creek Bridge, the only place they could cross. Meets Capt. Samuel Hugg (Am.) with artillery and other of our militia.

Salem Creek Mar 17 1778
Americans fire upon British foraging party at mouth of Creek.

Salem Mar 17 1778
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21599 Militia and British foraging party skirmish outside Salem.

Alloway's Bridge Mar 17, 1778
British foraging party destroys James Smith's house.

Quinton's Bridge Mar 18 1778
Maj. John Simcoe's Rangers have battle with Salem and Cumberland militias.

Lower Penns Neck Mar 20 1778
Capt. Andrew Sinnickson leads party of horsemen against party of enemy foragers ar Long Island [sic]. Drive off intruders without casualties.

Alloway Mar 21 1778
British troops overrun local militia at the farm of William Abbott, near bridge over Alloways Creek, during Maj. John Simcoe's raid on HANCOCK'S BRIDGE.

Hancock's Bridge Mar 21 1778
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21604 Maj. John Simcoe and Rangers (Br.) with New Jersey Volunteers murder everyone in Hancock House. Shown as March 31 on Battles & Skirmishes map; March 21 in Munn book.

Prior’'s Mill Mar 22 1778
Party of rebels attempts to capture some cattle.

Swedesboro Mar 22 1778
Three militiamen take wagon and three horses, the property of Daniel Cozen, a well-known Tory, in a foraging raid.

Elsinboro, Mar 24 1778
Militiamen capture a wagon and three horses with baggage and stores, the property of Daniel Cozen, Tory captain.

English Neighborhood Mar 27 1778
Tories capture a rebel at Peter DeGroot's house.

Swedesboro Mar 27 1778
Sixty Tories and marines under a man named Cox take Lt. Bateman Lloyd of the 4th Regiment and two recruits and plunder the house of Capt. Robert Brown.

Woodbury Mar 31 1778
Party of Refugees and few marines conduct foraging raid.

Spicer's Ferry Bridge Apr 4 1778
American and British ofraging parties skirmish at bridge.

Coryel's Ferry Apr 4 1778
Skirmish between rebels and party of King's troops in which the rebels are "severly handled."

Gloucester April 4 1778
Foraging parties have skirmish.

Swedesboro Apr 4 1778
Refugees and British troops arrive hoping to capture local militia. Finding militia gone, they burn schoolhouse and pillage local homes.

Haddonfield Apr 5 1778
British capture Maj. William Ellis during skirmish.

Manasquan Apr 6 1778
British destroy salt works.

Bergen area, Apr 1778
Party of New York Volunteers take four rebels near Bergen during first week in April.

Shark River Apr 7 1778
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8251 Party of "Greens" and "Highlanders" destroy two small salt works. Munn says April 7; sign says April 8.

Egg Harbor Apr 1778
Brig from Ireland bound for New York taken off the Egg Harbor and brought to the port.

Toms River Apr 15 1778
British raid destroys salt works.

Bordentown May 7 1778
British destroy two American frigates with naval bombardment from the Delaware River.

Biles Island May 7 1778
British destroy several boats.

Burlington May 8 1778
Burlington suffers another naval bombardment, this time by the British.

Prior’'s Mill May 10 1778
Party of rebels come to Prior's Mill and carry off two Negro men taking farm products to market.

Bristol, PA. May 10 1778
Bristol burn several vessels on Delaware River.

Prior’'s Mill May 16 1778
The "daring patriots" come to Prior's Mill and carry off more Negroes.

Trenton, May 18 1778
Gen. William Erskine (Br.) and Gen. William Maxwell (Am.) have skirmish near Trenton.

Burrows' Mills May 27 1778
Party of Refugees from Sandy Hook burn John Burrows' mill near Keyport, kill two, including Pvt. John Van Brockle.

Egg Harbor Jun 2 1778
Capt. Robert Snell's company of Egg Harbor Guards surprise a party of Tories.

Staten Island Jun 9 1778
Rebels attempt to take picket guard on Staten Island but fail.

Amboy Jun 12 1778
Battery fires on British brig, forcing it to withdraw.

Oldman's Creek Jun 12 1778
Skirmish occurs at the Moravian Church.

British Retreat Across The Jerseys
http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/Monmouth.html The capture of Major General John ("Gentleman Johnny") Burgoyne's army at Saratoga, NY led to France's recognition of the United States of America, an act by which France declared war on Great Britain. The entry of the French on the American side changed everything. The British evacuated the city of Philadelphia on June 17, 1778 and, sending Loyalists and many supplies by water to New York City, crossed the Delaware and withdrew across New Jersey to Sandy Hook, where they would be transported by water to New York City. The American army under General Washington pursued them, and the British eventually turned to strike their pursuers at Monmouth Court House, resulting in the largest land battle of the Revolutionary War, fought on June 28, 1778.

Bordentown Jun 1778
British burn mill on march through area.

Brooklyn Jun 13 1778
Americans take Maj. James Moncrieffe and Theophilus Bache prisners in raid on Flatbush.

Brooklyn Jun 14 1778
Americans rescue Capt. Alexander Graydon, prisoner of war, during raid on Flatbush.

Cranberry Inlet Jun 15 1778
Three American galleys from New London arrive with several captured vessels.

Gloucester Jun 18 1778
American light horse attack British during evacuation of Philadelphia near Gloucester Point and take prisoners.

Evesham Jun 18 1778
British kill Capt. Jonathan Beesley during "an occasional light skirmish" as armies move through New Jersey.

Haddonfield Jun 18 1778
Gen. William Maxwell's brigade harasses British evacuating Philadelphia.

Mount Holly Jun 20 1778
Militia harasses British Army on march from Philadelphia to New York.

Black Horse Jun 22 1778
British and American patrols exchange shots.

Crosswicks Jun 23 1778
British shoot Eliah's Dayton's horse out from under him in action on Crosswicks Creek, four miles from Trenton.

Staten Island Jun 24 1778
Captain Randle (Am.) with fourteen men go to Staten Island and fire on militia on guard.

Allentown Jun 24 1778
Party of British troops fire upon an American patrol. No fire returned.

Freehold Jun 27 1778
British loot Freehold on day before Battle of Monmouth.

Vanderberg, Jun 28 1778
Local militia and British skirmish at time of battle of Monmouth.

Pleasant Valley Jun 28 1778
Skirmish occurs at the time of the Battle of Monmouth.

Tennant Meeting House Jun 28 1778
British covering party and some American troops from Gen. Philemon Dickinson's New Jersey militia have brief encounter.

BATTLE OF MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE, Jun 28 1778
Battle of Monmouth. This action, the longest of the war, occurs on the hottest day and is the last important battle of the war in the north. Battle, described as the best American Army effort, can only be considered a draw. American casualties number 356, including 72 killed and 161 wounded. Of 132 missing many later return to units. British loss estimates vary from 249 to over 1200 dead, including deserters. Many deaths result from sunstroke rather than battle wounds. Pin location is headquarters for Monmouth battlefield state park. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7262

Revolution as Civil War
While New Jersey was a sideline when British strategy shifted to the south - beginning with the capture of Savannah and ending with the surrender at Yorktown, VA - many actions occurred in the state. Tit-for-tat raids and murders were commonplace, making New Jersey a very unpleasant place to live, indeed!
The folder name was inspired by the book "Monmouth Court House" by Joseph G. Bilby and Katherine Bilby Jenkins (2010, Westholme Publishing).
There are two sub-folders in this section: the first entitled "Parry & Thrust", covers actions in the State prior to Cornwallis moving southw and during British attempts to subdue the northwest (Ohio, etc.). The second folder is entitled "Sideline to the Southern Theater" and contains all actions in New Jersey while the main armies fought in Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia,

Parry & Thrust
Following the drawn battle at Monmouth, Clinton moved his army to Sandy Hook, NJ, where there were evacuated by ship to New York City.

Hoebuck Jul 28 1778
American foraging party under Col. Stephen Moylan capture good amount of cattle and stores.

Bergen area Jul 28 1778
Rebel Light Horse unit invades Bergen Area.

Hoebuck Jul 29 1778
Rebels take more cattle in raid.

Long Beach Aug 12 1778
Americans drive row galley ashore and capture 30 men.

Hoebuck Aug 15 1778
Rebels capture small boat from Kingsbridge, Staten Island, passing too near Jersey shore.

Cape May Aug 21 1778
French fleet drives British cruiser ashore.

Egg Harbor Aug 24 1778
Five privateers attack ship Sybella off egg harbor but fail to capture her.

Hoebuck Sep 5 1778
Gen. Pigot attacks American force under Gen. Sullivan.

Cranberry Inlet Sep 19 1778
British ship retakes captured vessel off Cranberry Inlet.

Toms River Sep 19 1778
Naval Engagement occurs in Toms River inlet.

Cranberry Inlet Sep 20 1778
British burn boat and capture another during raid in Inlet.

Sandy Hook Sep 1778
Naval engagement occurs prior to Sept. 27, off Sandy Hook.

Grand Forage
Todd W. Braisted's 2016 book "Grand Forage 1778", documents actions resulting from General Clinton's move to plunder the Bergen County (and Westchester County, NY) area to ensure provisions for the troops and animals that he was ordered to sail down to battle the French in the West Indies (via a landing at Saint Lucia) and other points south: Pensacola (to defend the Province of West Florida against the Spanish); Georgia (opening the Southern Theater against the Americans). The "Grand Forage" occurred from 22 September to 15 October, 1778, inclusive, in Bergen County. Westchester was evacuated by the British 12 October.

Polifly Sep 22 1778
General William Winds (Am.) takes fort at Polifly.

Englewood Sep 22 1778
Post at the Liberty Pole overrun by British Dragoons.

BAYLOR MASSACRE Sep 28 1778
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=55831 Attack by British forces under Gen. Charles "No Flint" Grey surprises 3d Continental Light Dragoons under Lt. Col. George Baylor. Eleven were killed outright, as many as 22 died of wounds the following several weeks. Munn: Old Tappan. British detachment under Gen. Charles Grey massacres Continental Light Dragoons under Col. George Baylor.

Elizabethtown Sep 28 1778
American sentries exchange cannonade with enemy vessels off DeHart's Point and report injuries.

New York City Sep 29 1778
American cavalry on the other side of the North [Hudson] River surprise a party of enemy horse, kill fifteen men and take fourteen prisoners and twenty horses.

Egg Harbor Sep 29 1778
Privateer retakes sloop with tobacco and brings her to Egg Harbor.

Hackensack Sep 30 1778
Three thousand British in boats come up Hackensack River and plunder large area.

Hackensack Oct 1 1778
British lose twelve men in skirmish with Gen. Charles Scott's light infantry.

Chestnut Neck Oct 6 1778
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10811 British attack privateers' stronghold to stop piracy of their supply vessels. British easily rout local militia and capture ten prize vessels harbored there. They dismantle and scuttle all vessels and burn tiny village of Chestnut Neck.

English Neighborhood Oct 13 1778
Enemy leaves Hackensack for New York by way of English Neighborhood. Light horse follows and takes some prisoners.

Osborne Island Oct 15 1778
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29783 Count Casimir Pulaski's legion "massacred" near Tuckerton. This action was part of Clinton's effort to stop pirates from Egg Harbor from preying on British merchant vessels.

Bergen area Nov 1 1778
American party under Lt. Col. Lindsley Eleazer kills British guard and takes two prisoners and twenty horses at Bergen Point.

Staten Island Nov 3 1778
Party from Elizabeth carries off Mr. Bonnell, Barrack-Master. He returns on his own parole.

Long Island, NY Nov 3 1778
Capt. William Marriner raids Long Island from New Jersey.

Bergen area, Nov 28 1778
Thirty-six American men under a captain intercept traffic at the ferries.

Staten Island Nov 28 1778
Americans raid Staten Island from Halsted's Point.

Barnegat Beach Dec 9 1778
British armed vessel runs aground near Barnegat and local militia captures crew.

Sideline to the Southern Theater
Actions contained in this subfolder commence with the British attempt to conquer the southern colonies with the capture of Savannah, GA on December 29, 1778 and ends with Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781.

Wantage 1779
Indians raid Decker's or Gardner's Fort.

Sandy Hook Jan 7 1779
American privateers take four sloops from inside Sandy Hook.

Bergen area Jan 13 1779
British capture Ens. Abraham Allen (Rebel) and three New Jersey militamen at Bergen Point.

Shrewsbury Jan 26 1779
Militia kills three "Pine Banditti".

Long Beach Island Feb 1779
Tory John Bacon attacks guard on ship that had beached.

Monmouth County, Feb 1779
"The enemy has made a Sally on the Jersey shore once more. Suppose with an intent [torn]. Bayonetted Gen[eral] Maxwell's men, but providence [torn] their Mannoevers."

Middlebrook Feb 6-Jun 4 1779
Winter camp. Probably the mildest winter of the War.
The pin is located at 1761 Middlebrook Road, Bound Brook, site of the Encampment site.

Staten Island Feb 8 1779
Captain Asher Fitz-Randolph leads raid on Staten Island..

Woodbridge Feb 9 1779
Tories under Capt. Joseph Ryerson raid house of Charles Jackson (Tavernkeeper) and take Nathaniel Fitz Randolph (Am. Capt.), just returning from a raid on Staten Island.

Elizabethtown Feb 25 1779
British destroy barracks and damage Gov. William Livingston's house and blacksmith shop during raid.
Location is now the Liberty Hall Museum at 1003 Morris Avenue, Union

New Brunswick Feb 25 1779
British burn Presbyterian Academy in raid.

Gen. Henry Clinton (Br.) leads raid and takes thirty rebels.

Sussex Court House Mar 11 1779
Tory Mowhawk Indian Chief, Joseph Brant, leads raid.

Bergen area Mar 14 1779
American Col. Abraham Van Buskirk sends party to pursue Carolina troops from Three Pidgeons into Bergen Woods, captures two.

Staten Island, NY Mar 18 1779
Party of rebels go to Prince's Bay to carry off boat loaded with wood. Local inhabitants drive them off.

Barnegat Beach Mar 22 1779
British frigate Delaware takes scow Molly 25 leagues to the north of Cape Charles. Prize crew escapes when Molly hits the beach. Horner says crew aken and cargo brought in.

Barnegat Beach Mar 24 1779
Sloop Success comes ashore. Had been taken previously by the brig Diligence. Monmouth County militia takes cargo, sends crew to Princeton.

Hoebuck Mar 27 1779
British take four privates from Rebel Army in raid.

Little Ferry Mar 28 1779
Local militia drives off foraging party.

Closter Mar 28 1779
Nine militiamen under Lt. John Huyler drive off party of Tories and embodied Refugees.

Ogdens Mar 31 1779
Tories attack house of Robert Ogden and are driven off by militia.

Bergen area Apr 2 1779
British capture twelve continentals.

Little Ferry Apr 12 1779
Detachment under Capt. William Van Allen captures Continental outpost at Little Ferry.

Hoebuck Apr 17 1779
Four young men chase gang of Tory robbers from Pompton area to Hoebuck and kill one.

Weehawken, Apr 17 1779
Two Bergen County militiamen on reconnoitering mission discover a gang of robbers, kill one, wound another and drive remainder away.

Hopperstown Apr 21 1779
British kill Capt. Jonathan Hopper during raid.

Bergen area Apr 22 1779
British and Americans skirmish at Peter DeGroot's, near the English Neighborhood seven miles from Hoebuck.

Tinton Falls Apr 26 1779
Two divisions of British troops invade Monmouth County. One division strikes Tinton Falls and RED BANK. Second party marches on SHREWSBURY and MIDDLETOWN. British plunder inhabitants and burn several houses and barns.

Red Bank Apr 26 1779
Two divisions of British troops raid Monmouth County. One strikes TINTON FALLS and Red Bank. Second party marches on SHREWSBURY and MIDDLETOWN. British plunder inhabitants and burn several houses and barns.

Shrewsbury Apr 26 1779
Large detachment of British invade Monmouth County, raiding Shrewsbury and the surrounding area including RED BANK, TINTON FALLS and MIDDLETOWN.

Middletown Apr 26 1779
Two divisions of British troops raid Monmouth County. One strikes TINTON FALLS and RED BANK. Second marches on SHREWSBURY and Middletown. British plunder and burn several houses and barns.

Sandy Hook Apr 26 1779
Monmouth County militia, in response to British raids on RED BANK, SHREWSBURY, TINTON FALLS and MIDDLETOWN, rally and chase enemy to boats near the gut. Americans kill one and take one prisoner. British get off with several prisoners and some cattle and horses.

Hibernia (Iron Works) Apr 27 1779
Tories or Refugees described as "well-armed villains" commit robbery at works.

Charlotteburg (Iron Works) Apr 27 1779
Band of villains fixed on robbery surround Dr. Jonathan Chuver's house at Charlotteburg. Doctor escapes to get help. Villains threaten Mrs. Chuver, plunder house and leave before arrival of militia.

Closter Apr 28 1779
Militiamen under Lt. John Huyler drive off raiding party under Col. Abraham Van Buskirk.

Closter May 10 1779
Tories raid Closter, take Samuel Demarest prisoner, kill his son Cornelius and wound his son Hendrick.

Middletown May 15 1779
Party of 200 enemy come to Middletown on "picarooning" expedition. Local militia drives them off after some mischief.

Bergen area May 17 1779
Col. Abraham Van Buskirk leads 1000 men on an incursion into Bergen Area.

New Bridge May 18 1779
Party of about 40 rebels attempt to take up planks of bridge in front of British Regiments.

Paramus May 18 1779
Gen. Henry Clinton mounts full-scale military move through Closter against American troops at Paramus Church.

Little Ferry May 1779
Regulars strip neutral ground late in month.

Egg Harbor Jun 1779
Americans take British True Blue.

Middletown Jun 1 1779
Party of Tories from Staten Island plunder several houses and carry off four or five prisoners.

Second River Jun 1 1779
Militia captures Tory named Lawrence as he enlists men for the British Army.

English Neighborhood Jun 4 1779
Small party of Col. Abraham [Van] Buskirk's men surprise party of rebels, take two prisoners, William Wirts and Henry Bastion, "both noted spys and robbers."

Tinton Falls Jun 9 1779
Refugees make prisoners of Col. Daniel Hendrickson and Col. Auke Wyckoff with others. Local militia resists and Jeremiah Chadwick and one other are killed, ten wounded.

Shrewsbury Jun 10 1779
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=16584 Party of Refugees capture Cols. Daniel Hendrickson and Auke Wyckoff, Major Hendrick Vanbrunt, Capts. Thomas Chaddock and Richard McKnight and a continental soldier. Local militia attacks and suffers three killed and fourteen wounded.

Jumping Point Jun 11 1779
British kill Pvt. John Henderson in raid.

Cornelius Hetfield and five other loyal Refugees plunder John Haviland's house, take him and another prisoner.

Elizabethtown Jun 12 1779
Cornelius Hetfield and five Tories cross to mainland from Staten Island and capture Lt. John Haviland and a captain of a guard boat.

Prior’'s Mill Jun 17 1779
Party of rebels come to Prior's Mill but are driven off.

Elizabethtown Jun 18 1779
Cornelius Hetfield leads plundering and reconnaissance raid.

Parsippany Jun 22 1779
Party of Tories attempt to capture Governor Livingston.

Nazareth, PA Jun 26 1779
Indian scalping party is active ten miles from Easton.

Blazing Star Landing Jun 29 1779
Raiding party from Staten Island captures fifteen inhabitants and militia.

Woodbridge Jun 29 1779
British in skirmish at Six Roads or Crossroads Tavern kill Capt. Richard Skinner.

Staten Island Jun 30 1779
Party from New Brunswick captures Colonel Cortelyou (Br.) and Mr. William Smith.

Staten Island Jul 9 1779
Party of rebels come over to Staten Island in small boat and capture two inhabitants.

Closter Jul 10 1779
Party of Refugees and Tories go to Closter to collect forage. Local militia under Capt. David Harring recovers all livestock and takes two prisoners.

Stony Point, NY Jul 16 1779
Not included in Munn publication. Pin is located at Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site. Some 1350 American Light Infantry under Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne execute midnight (July 15/16) assault on 17th British Regiment of Foot. Americans take over 500 prisoner. American losses included 15 killed and 80 wounded.

Shrewsbury Jul 16 1779
Fifty Negroes and Refugees plunder inhabitants of 80 head of cattle, 20 horses and household items and capture William Brindley and Elihu Cook.

Minisink, NY Jul 22 1779
Indians and Tories destroy the village of Minisink.

Montague Jul 1779
Indians raid fort at time of Battle of Minisink.

Party of New Jersey Volunteers under Capt. William Van Allen capture two rebels, David Ritzema Bogert and John Loshier.

Small party of troops make an excursion to Staten Island and bring off two of the enemy in arms.

Blazing Star Landing Aug 16 1779
A few "people unknown" fire upon some rebel militia and rout them after a brief exchange.

Woodbridge Aug 16 1779
Persons unknown fire upon party of rebel militia and put them to rout.

Englewood Aug 19 1779
British detachment chases rebels following Maj. Henry Lee's raid on Paulus Hook. Several minor engagements occur in the "neutral ground" during this time.

Paulus Hook Aug 19 1779
Henry Lee with a force of 400 leads surprise raid on fort at Paulus Hook. Takes 158 prisoners, including seven officers, loses two killed and three wounded. British suffer approximately 50 killed and wounded. Raid serves as a morale booster for Washington's Army and won Lee one of eight Congressional Medals awarded during the war.

Sussex County Aug 24 1779
Militia chases Indians twelve miles from Sussex Court House.

Manasquan Aug 27 1779
British brigantine and schooner come ashore. Local residents salvage and refloat boats.

Sussex County Sep 3 1779
Mr. Maxwell's Elizabethtown brigade "eat to pieces" by Chief Joseph Brant and his tribe.

Egg Harbor Sep 10 1779
Several armed boats (Br.) destroy a number of vessels and other property in Egg Harbor.

Sandy Hook Sep 11 1779
Three Rebel privateers chase privateer Dunmore into Sandy Hook.

Absecon Oct 1779
Refugees skirmish with Egg Harnor Guards (3rd Regiment Gloucester County militia) at Absecon saltworks.

Amboy Oct 10 1779
Local militia surprises British foraging party and drives them off with only small part of their booty. Many wounded.

Delaware Bay Oct 13 1779
British cruisers take brig Sally.

Elizabethtown Oct 14 1779
A small rebel party of nine men commanded by Captain Craig take sloop Neptune, strip it of rigging and stores, but lose it to British before it can be burned.

Maidenhead Oct 14 1779
Maj. Joseph Brearley, knowing that band of robbers is in neighborhood, collects party and forms ambuscade in lane they are to pass and captures all robbers.

New Brunswick Oct 26 1779
Refugees under Maj. John Simcoe kill Capt. Peter Voorhees during a raid.

Newark Oct 27 1779
Some of the enemy go to Newark in boats and burn American guard houses but no other mischief.

Bonhamtown Oct 28 1779
Maj. John Simcoe (Br.) leads raid on Bonhamtown, ELIZABETHTOWN, BOUND BROOK and SOMERSET COURT HOUSE.

Elizabethtown Oct 28 1779
Maj. John Simcoe leads Queen's Rangers in raid on Elizabethtown and BONHAMTOWN. Simcoe procedes to BOUND BROOK, where Rangers destory boats stores, and to SOMERSET COURT HOUSE, where they burn the courthouse. On return the militia surprise them and capture Maj. Simcoe.

Boundbrook Oct 28 1779
Maj. John Simcoe (Br.) leads a raid on Bound Brook, ELIZABETHTOWN, BONHAMTOWN and SOMERSET COURT HOUSE.

Van Veghten's Bridge Oct 28 1779
Maj. John Simcoe (Br.) destroys several boats during raid.
Court house with all priceless records were burned by the British soldiers.

Somerset Court House Oct 28 1779
Maj. John Simcoe (Br.) conducts successful raid against this place but is captured as he withdraws. Action also occurs at BONHAMPTOWN, BOUND BROOK, and ELIZABETHTOWN.

Bergen area Nov 2 1779
Gen. Anthony Wayne collects "upward of one hundred head of fat cattle and a considerable quantity of grain" during raid.

Jockey Hollow Dec 1 1779 - Jun 22 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8593 Army encamps three miles southwest of Morristown for the "worst winter" of the war.

Delaware Bay Dec 4 1779
British cruisers take Lady Washington.

Delaware Bay Dec 4 1779
British cruisers take brig Three Sisters.

Paulus Hook Dec 18 1779
Gen. Anthony Wayne and small force attack pickets at Paulus Hook. Retreat when they found the garrison ready to receive them.

Sandy Hook Jan 12 1780
Capt. Michael Rudolph (Am.) of Maj. Henry Lee's Rangers lands on Sandy Hook, captures seven of the enemy and confiscates 45,000 counterfeit continental dollars.

Staten Island Jan 14 1780
William Alexander, Lord Stirling (Am.) mismanages raid.

Forty men under Capt. Patten (Am.) surprise two schooners and a sloop in ice off Sandy Hook and destroy them, taking prisoners and plunder.

Staten Island Feb 12 1780
Inhabitants from Spanktown make excursion to Staten Island and bring off a Tory captain and seven loyal inhabitants.

Monmouth County, Feb 13-19 1780
During week of February 13-19, Americans capture British force of 22 "convention troops" and two Negroes with guide, Joseph Hayes.

Delaware Bay Mar 22 1780
Tory whaleboats take many fishermen.

Maurice River Mar 22 1780
Privateers take prizes in Maurice River and Delaware Bay

Hopperstown Mar 23 1780
Two detachments from New York penetrate neutral ground and attack rear of rebel cantonments at Hopperstown. Several prisoners taken but major action is avoided by Americans.

Shrewsbury Mar 30 1780
Negroes and Refugees from Sandy Hook raid Shrewsbury.

Middletown Mar 30 1780
Small party of Loyalists carry off Mr. Bowne.

Tinton Falls Mar 30 1780
Tory raid takes seven prisoners.

Chatham Apr 3 1780
A possible accidental shooting wounds American William Cravell, who dies four days later.

Sandy Hook Apr 15 1780
British ship Galatea drives rebel brig ashore.

Deal Beach Apr 15 1780
HMS Vulture drives rebel brig ashore.

Fort Lee Apr 16 1780
Local militia and combination of British forces have engagement at the Fort.

Hopperstown Apr 16 1780
Americans lose one major, two captains, four lieutenants and about 40 rank and file during raid by British.

Saddle Creek Apr 16 1780
Maj. Johann Christian [DuPuy] DuBuy (Br.) overruns pickets posted on a bridge.

Minisink, NY Apr 19 1780
Indians kill Capt. Peter Westbrook during raid.

Manasquan Apr 22 1780
Detachment of British troops raid rebel salt works.

Shrewsbury Township Apr 24 1780
Refugees from Sandy Hook attack party of militia.

Toms River May 14 1780
Armed Refugees at Toms River surprise Maj John Van Emburg (Am.) with eight or nine others.

Zabriskies May 30 1780
Three hundred of the enemy under Col. Abraham Van Buskirk [Boskirk] have heated exchange among themselves at Joost Zabriskie's house. They mistake each other for Americans.

Sussex Court House Jun 4 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=63378 Major Robert Hoops (Am.) captures a soldier from Lt. James Moody's New Jersey Volunteers.

Red Bank Jun 9 1780
Col. Ty[e] (a mulatto slave named Titus) with twenty blacks and whites captures American Capt. Barnes Smock and Capt. Gilbert Vanmater.

Middletown Jun 12 1780
Refugees kill Pvt. Joseph Murray during raid.

"The Forgotten Victory"
Inspired by the book "The Forgotten Victory: The Battle for New Jersey - 1780" by Thomas Fleming. This book alleges a British invasion of New Jersey was urged by Loyalists William Franklin and William Smith. Hunterdon County Library call number
973.336
FLEMING
"On June 6, 1780, some six thousand British and German troops crossed from Staten Island under cover of darkness and invaded the state of New Jersey. The climax of this invasion came seventeen days later at a pitched battle fought in and around the town of Springfield."
Actions preceding this date ware discussed in Fleming's book as prelude to invasion.

Elizabethtown Jan 25 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6932 In raid on Elizabethtown and NEWARK, Lt. Col. Abraham Van Buskirk's company captures five American officers and 47 men with their horses, arms and accoutrements.

Newark Jan 25 1780
Maj. Charles Lumm of the 44th Regiment, with part of the 42nd, surprise rebel posts at ELIZABETHTOWN and Newark.

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=40609 Party of 300 infantry and about 60 Dragoons under Lt. Col. Abraham Van Buskirk cross from Staten Island and burn Presbyterian meeting and Court House.

Spanktown Jan 30 1780
Party of the enemy carry off "near a dozen" of local residents during raid.

Enemy party under General Thomas Stirling and Cortlandt Skinner plunder Elizabethtown and take five or six prisoners.

Newark Feb 19 1780
Party of about 50 invades Newark and take 2 prisoners and several head of cattle. The Militia assembles so quickly that the invaders are forced to flee.

Paramus Mar 22 1780
About 400 British and foreign troops from New York advance to Paramus, take some prisoners and plunder several houses.

Hopperstown Mar 23 1780
Two detatchments from New York penetrate neutral ground and attack rear of rebel camps. Several prisoners taken, but major action is avoided by Americans.

Hackensack Mar 23 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6872 Lt. Col. Duncan Macpherson commanding the Black Watch runs into stormy resistance during raid. Spends much time in wanton destruction.

English Neighborhood Mar 23 1780
Party of British and foreign troops advance to Paramus. Militia attacks as enemy retreats.

Elizabethtown Mar 24 1780
Unidentified Loyalists from Staten Island carry off Matthias Halsted.

New Bridge Apr 15 1780
Americans and British clash two miles from Hackensack.

British forces attack Paramus/Hopperstown encampments. Americans lose one major, 2 captains, 4 lieutenants and 40 "rank and file" during the raid.

Paramus Apr 16 1780
British party of 200 horse and 300 foot invade Paramus and surprise Maj. Thomas Biles of the Pennsylvania Line. Biles mortally wounded and Lieutenant killed. Many British casualties.

Hackensack Apr 16 1780
British force under Maj. Johann Christian [DuPuy] Dubay attacks American patrol and captures officer and three men.

British burn Garret Hooper's houses and mills.

Elizabethtown Apr 23 1780
Party of the enemy from Staten Island attempts to surprise sentinels at Halsted Point, kill one sentinel, but are driven off.

Woodbridge May 11 1780
Thirty Refugees raid Woodbridge and capture Justice Freeman, Mr. Edgar, six other whites and two Negroes.

Closter May 25 1780
Militia takes party of eleven sailors and midshipman belonging to the British ship Vulture. On June 17, the captives are delivered to Morristown.

Newark May 26 1780
Detachment of 150 men from the 57th Regiment under Maj. Charles Brownlow surprise a small body of rebels, kill four and take 33 prisoners.

Bergen area May 28 1780
Militia kill one, wound one and take two prisoners in skirmish with Refugees.

Thirty Refugees carry off prisoners to New York.

Elizabethtown Point Jun 7 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6911 American troops under Ged. William Maxwell seriously wounded British Gen. Thomas Stirling in skirmish.

Connecticut Farms Jun 7 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6921 Hessians burn town during first of two large invasions known as Battle of Connecticut Farms. British shoot and kill Hannah Caldwell, wife of Rev. James Caldwell. 40° 41.548′ N, 74° 16.387′ W

Closter Jun 8 1780
Local militia attacks Refugees on foraging raid collecting horses, cows and sheep.

Elizabethtown Jun 8 1780
Rebels attack the 22d Regiment at Elizabethtown. Neither side gains any advantage.

Monmouth County Jun 9 1780
Refugees raid house of Capt. Barnes Smock.

"Last night they (Br.) attacked our picket, were beat back with much loss."

Scotch Plains Jun 14 1780
"Party of Villains" comes from Staten Island to steal horses. Americans capture three, kill one Tory with no losses.

Sussex Court House Jun 21 1780
Party of new levies from Staten Island takes Sussex County jail and releases all eight prisoners. Four return on their own.

Conascung Point Jun 21 1780
Enemy party under Tory Col. Tye (a mulattor slave named Titus) with 30 blacks, 36 Queen's Rangers and 30 Refugees, plunder area around Conascung.

CONNECTICUT FARMS Jun 23 1780
Second and last British invasion known as Battle of SPRINGFIELD. British burn Springfield and rest of Connecticut Farms. American Army under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Greene, aided by local militia, incensed and inspired by the first invasion, drive British to ELIZABETHTOWN.

BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD, Jun7- 23, 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7001 Fleming, Thomas. New Jersey’s Revolutionary Experience #8: The Battle of Springfield N.J. Historical Commission, Trenton, NJ 1975 Gen. Wilhelm von Knyphausen invades New Jersey to drive out patriots. Main battles occur on 7th and 23rd, but there is an "almost daily exchange" of raids between the two armies. Location based on Vermeulen map. I gratefully acknowledge Mike Alfano's assistance.

Skirmish occurs in the Elizabethtown area relating to the action at SPRINGFIELD.

Newark Jun 23 1780
Skirmish occurs in the Newark area related to the action at Springfield.

Newark Jul 17 1780
Lt. Eben. Ward leads Refugees and captures four Americans at Newark. Taken prisoner are Maj. Joseph Hayse, Thomas Canfield, a commissioner of forfeited estates; Job Canfield and Zophar Lyon, "all atrocious rebels".

Closter Jul 21 1780
Gen. Anthony Wayne and the Pennsylvania Line attack the blockhouse without success.

Fort Lee Jul 21 1780
Patrols skirmish near fort.

Bull’'s Ferry Jul 21 1780
British destroy stockaded blockhouse four miles north of Hoebuck and kill Maj. John Cook.

Shrewsbury Jul 28 1780
Militia takes several prisoners during raid.

Woodbridge Jul 30 1780
Party of Refugees take Dr. Moses Bloomfield, Jonathan Bloomfield and Ens. Britton Moores prisoners.

English Neighborhood Aug 1780
Americans capture four British light horsemen, kill one. Skirmish occurs week before August 9, 1780. Exact date not given.

Colts Neck Aug 1780
Attack by Col. Tye (a mulatto slave named Titus) and Tory associates on home of Joshua Huddy. Huddy later escapes.

Burlington County Aug 1780
Robbers loot several houses in Springfield Township.

Party of six-months men under Ens. Lewis Fitz-Randolph (Am.) take Justice Lake and five other Tories prisoner during raid.

Prior’'s Mill Aug 25 1780
"Rebel officers raided as far down as the Mills last Friday."

Bayard’'s Mills Aug 26 1780
Rebels burn Col. William Bayard's (Tory) new house and barn and destroy all forage and timber.

Nantuxet Creek Aug 30 1780
Militia captures refugees driven ashore from Delaware Bay.

Black Point Sep 1 1780
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=54429 Refugee party unsuccessfully attempts to capture Capt. Joshua Huddy.

Staten Island Sep 3 1780
Ens. Lewis Fitz-Randolph (Am.) leads excursion onto Staten Island and captures Anthony Wright and two other noted Tories.

Egg Harbor Sep 7 1780
HMS Iris runs ashore near Egg Harbor.

Woodbridge Sep 17 1780
Refugees take Mr. Thomas Brown and two others in raid.

Party of Stephen Moyland's (Am.) Light Horse at Elizabethtown to collect cattle. Militia stops them and "obliged them to relinquish their Booty'.

Secaucus Sep 17 1780
Refugees take three rebel officers in raid.

Staten Island Sep 19 1780
Ens. Lewis Fitz-Randolph (Am.) and men take four prisoners in raid.

Bergen area Oct 7 1780
Two hundred Americans, infantry and horse, attack Refugee post at Bergen. Capt. Thomas Ward and men force Refugees to retreat.

Hoebuck Oct 18 1780
Lt. Seth Raymond of State Regiment with twenty men raid Hoebuck, capture six, kill one.

Connecticut Farms Nov 4 1780
Tories Smith Hetfield, Cornelius Hetfield, Cornelius Blanchard and others take Col. Matthias Ogden (Am.) and Capt. Jonathan Dayton (Am.) to Staten Island as prisoners.

Elizabethtown Nov 4 1780
Tory Smith Hetfield leads raid on Elizabethtown and CONNECTICUT FARMS.

Newark Nov 21 1780
One hundred of the enemy under Capt. Thomas Ward enter Newark on a "picarooning" expedition. Militia recaptures most of the livestock and takes two prisoners.

Elizabethtown Nov 26 1780
Tory Capt. Cornelius Hetfield captures lieutenant and five or six others during raid.

Toms River Dec 1780
Lt. Joshua Studson (Am.) attempts to board a trading vessel off Toms River and is shot.

Hackensack Dec 8 1780
Militia captures five horse thieves at Dow's Ferry near Hackensack.

Elizabethtown Dec 14 1780
British surprise corporal's guard at Halsted's Point, capture four and kill one.

Amboy Jan 10 1781
British raiding party from Staten Island takes ten to twelve captives.

South Amboy Jan 16 1781
Middlesex County militia skirmishes with British.

Bergen area Jan 25 1781
Refugees hang Stephen Ball of Spanktown, a suspected spy.

Thirty Refugees under Tory Cornelius Hetfield take nine men from Elizabethtown.

Tory Capt. Cornelius Hetfield takes Captain Craig and four inhabitants in raid.

Spanktown Mar 1 1781
Refugees take John Clawson, commissioner for selling forfeited estates, prisoner during raid.

Bound Brook Mar 12 1781
Local militia drive off fifty of the enemy. An accidental dischargeof a musket kills Mr. John Calhoun.

Closter Mar 12&13 1781
Large party of British and Tories on two-day plundering expedition strip Closter of everything movable on second day.

Refugees from Staten Island on plundering raid carry off several inhabitants.

Staten Island Mar 26 1781
Detachment of eight men from Elizabeth capture a lieutenant and a militia private during raid.

Elizabethtown Mar 27 1781
Two hundred Regulars and Refugees under Maj. George Beckwith capture ten inhabitants, one lieutenant, three privates and two Continental soldiers. Refugees lose only two men.

Newark Mar 29 1781
Party from New York tries to kidnap Josiah Hornblower, Speaker of the Assembly, but he escapes.

Bergen area Mar 30 1781
Rebels plunder Bergen during raid.

Staten Island Apr 9 1781
Capt. Baker Hendricks leads party from Elizabeth and captures three people.

Moonachie Point Apr 10 1781
British gun boat brings party of foragers up Hackensack to Moonachie Point where they take several head of cattle. Local militia routs party and recaptures cattle. John Lozier is wounded.

Staten Island Apr 16 1781
Capt. Baker Hendricks conducts raid on Staten Island.

Sussex County Apr 16 1781
Pvt. Joseph Jobs is killed in skirmish with Indians.

Elizabethtown Apr 21 1781
Small force under O. Hendrickson (Am.) drives off party of 70 from Staten Island. Kill Elias Mann of the banditti, wound Smith Hetfield and a small boy.

Elizabethtown May 4 1781
Party of plunderers carry off 40 head of cattle.

Staten Island May 8 1781
Capt. Baker Hendricks with another officer and eleven privates conduct raid on Staten Island. Volunteers under Ensign Barton take two Americans prisoner and wound Captain Hendricks.

Fort Lee May 15 1781
Bergen and Orange County militias attack Tory blockhouse.

Fort Lee May 18 1781
Militia finally dislodges Tories from blockhouse.

Elizabethtown May 21 1781
Captain Hendrick (Am.) and ten or twelve men drive off foraging party from Staten Island.

Shrewsbury Township May 24 1781
Militia and Refugees have skirmish.

British kill Pvt. Richard Woodruff at Elizabethtown.

Pleasant Valley Jun 21 1781
Force of 1000 under Cortlandt Skinner (Tory) attempts to plunder Pleasant Valley. Inhabitants succeed in frustrating them until militia drives them away.

Volunteers take twenty prisoners and some sheep and cattle in skirmish with local militia and sustain no injuries.

Elizabethtown Jul 22 1781
Refugees under Capt. Cornelius Hetfield take Lt. Obadiah Meeker and fourteen privates.

Shrewsbury Township Jul 25 1781
Captain Maffet, commander of a whale boat, captures sloop and three Refugee boats off Shrewsbury Point.

Rocky Point Jul 26 1781
Americans capture three British Refugee boats.

New York City Aug 5 1781
Capt. Adam Hyler (Am.) plunders home of Col. Jeromus Lott and takes him captive with several others.

Maurice River Aug 20 1781
Tories attempt to take shallop at mouth of the Maurice, but militia repulses them.

Newark Aug 21 1781
Captain Harding with about 40 Refugees conducts foraging raid.

Lt. Asher Fitz Randolph leads successful raid which nets several prisoners and nine horses.

Hackensack Aug 29 1781
Thomas Ward's plunderers from Bergen Neck collect forage. Inhabitants retake cattle and scatter the robbers.

Pompton Sep 1 1781
British troops take Constant Cooper, an express rider, and carry him to New York.

Closter Sep 12 1781
Loyalist Capt. William Harding captures rebel guard of six men and takes fifteen cattle.

Spanktown Sep 25 1781
Party of Refugees hidden behind fence fire upon company under Capt. John Pain reconnoitering near Spanktown killing Sgt. Joshua Marsh.

Sandy Hook Oct 5 1781
Capt. Adam Hyler (Am.) captures five ships inside Sandy Hook.

Colts Neck Oct 15 1781
Refugees from Sandy Hook take six prisoners.

Black Point Oct 16 1781
British kill Dr. Nathaniel Scudder attempting to recapture six prisoners taken at COLTS NECK, October 15, 1781.

Sandy Hook Oct 24 1781
Capt. Adam Hyler (Am.) captures six men in raid on Refugee town near Sandy Hook.

post-Yorktown
The British surrender at Yorktown, VA on October 19, 1781 did not end the violence. This folder contains actions in New Jersey from Cornwallis' surrender on that date to the signing of the Treaties of Paris and Versailles with the recognition of American independence on September 3, 1783.

Peter terrat, a noted thief who "supports himself by robbing and plundering" shoots and kills William Hetfield (Am.).

Elizabethtown Nov 24 1781
Member of the State Troops shoots and kills Rev. James Caldwell.

Newark Bay Nov 29 1781
Capt. Baker Hendricks (Am.) with a party in whaleboat sails to Newark Bay, boards and strips two boats and takes one prisoner.

Elizabethtown Dec 1 1781
Capt. Jonathan Dayton ambushes seven Refugees from Staten Island, kills one, mortally wounds another and takes three prisoners.

Fort Delancy Dec 6 1781
Capt. Baker Hendricks (Am.) captures several men during raid.

Bergen area Dec 13 1781
Capt. Baker Hendricks (Am.) captures five Refugees on Bergen Point.

Capt. Baker Hendricks (Am.) captures eight of the enemy at Bergen.

Manahawkin Dec 31 1781
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=40580 Militia and Refugees under John Bacon clash. Lines Panghorn (Am.) killed during action.

New Brunswick Jan 9 1782
Enemy lands and captures New Brunswick. After daybreak, militia drives them off with no casualities. Refugees suffer at least two killed and several wounded. The raid, probably to capture whaleboats, is successful.

Cranberry Inlet Jan 20 1782
Captain Gray pursues a British brig, but is captured himself.

Capt. Cornelius Hetfield and 30 Tories take nine prisoners from Elizabethtown.

Fort Delancy Feb 7 1782
Men from Jersey brigade attack fort, bayonet a sentinel and capture two.

Pleasant Valley Feb 8 1782
Refugees from Sandy Hook plunder area. Local militia captures some of the enemy.

Shrewsbury Township Mar 1782
Party of militia light horse kills Phillip White, a Tory, during skirmish.

Colts Neck Mar 1782
Party of Refugees under Joseph Ryerson raids Colt's Neck early in March.

Tory Lewis Robbins leads raid and takes seven prisoners.

Staten Island Mar 15 1782
Americans seize a Hessian paymaster and a large sum of money (two thousand guineas) intended for Hessian prisoners in Pennsylvania. Americans claim money intended for General Cornwallis' army but blame Refugees for raid.

Toms River Mar 24 1782
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=15685 Refugees capture Capt Joshua Huddy in a surprise raid.

Bergen area Mar 29 1782
Rebels take seven prisoners in raid. Tory counterattack kills one rebel (John Yates or Yeaters) and mortally wounds two.

Gravelly Point Apr 12 1782
Party of Refugees hang Capt. Joshua Huddy.

Rocky Point May 25 1782
Capt. Adam Hyler (Am.) leads his crew against British in combined naval and land action.

Sandy Hook May 25 1782
Naval skirmish occurs in the gut.

Newark May 29 1782
Americans take three men of Captain McMichael's Refugees.

Sandy Hook Jun 1782
Capt. Adam Hyler (Am.) destroys several boats during raid.

Forked River Jun 1 1782
Refugees destroy Samuel Brown's salt works.

Barnegat Jun 1 1782
Tory raid at FORKED RIVER results in a skirmish.

Newark Jun 2 1782
Captain Sanford takes Captain McMichael and 2 other Refugees.

Bergen area Jun 6 1782
Capt. Baker Hendricks (Am.) captures seven "tatterdemalions" near Bergen.

Bergen area Jun 13 1782
Capt. Baker Hendricks (Am.) captures five Refugees on Bergen Point.

Major William Crane (Am.) with 30 men takes two whaleboats.

Sandy Hook Jul 2 1782
Capt. Adam Hyler (Am.) destroys privateer inside the Hook.

Allentown Aug 7 1782
Militiaman Richard Wilgus is shot while keeping guard near Allentown to prevent contraband trade with the British.

Toms River Aug 23 1782
Loyalists attack Blockhouse.

Captain Douglass of the Gloucester County militia attacks refugee boat in Egg Harbor. Fourteen Refugees are shot or drowned.

Fort Delancy Sep 1 1782
Tory Refugees evacuate and burn Fort Delancy.

Bottle Hill Sep 12 1782
Capt Benjamin Carter (American), officers, and 10 men surprise two notorious robbers, Caleb Sweezey and John Parr, in Bottle Hill neighborhood.

New Mills Sep 22 1782
Town Sentinel shoots and kills supposed banditti.

Barnegat Beach Oct 26 1782
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=34603 Americans take beached British ship, but are killed the same night in a raid led by Tory, John Bacon. Munn says October 26; marker says 25th.

Cedar Creek (Bridge) Dec 27 1782
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=42841 Loyalists defeat New Jersey troops in possibly the last land action of the war Private William Cooke Jr. dies during the skirmish.

Tuckerton, Apr 3 1783
Captain John Stewart (Am.) and several militia men discover Captain John Bacon, notorious Loyalist, near Tuckerton. Stewart shoots Bacon trying to escape.

New York Nov 25 1783
British evacuate New York.

Winter Camps
Locations of Continental Army winter camps

Morristown Jan 6-May 28 1777
Winter camp. During encampment, troops receive innoculation for small pox.
Pin is located at HQ for Morristown National Historic Park.

Jockey Hollow Dec 1 1779 - Jun 22 1780
Army encamps three miles southwest of Morristown for the "worst winter" of the war.
Pin represents location of Jockey Hollow Visitors Center.