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Battle of Red Bank
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Battle of Red Bank Marker | | |
Inscription. This monument was erected on the 22 Oct 1829 to transmit positively a grateful remembrance of the patriotism & gallantry of Lieuit Colonel Christopher Greene who with 400 men defeated the Hessian army of 2000 troops then in the British Service at Red Bank on the 22nd Oct. 1777. Among the wounded was found their commander Count Donop who died of his wounds and whose body is interred near the spot where he fell.
Side of Monument:
A number of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Volunteers being desirous to perpetuate the memory of the distinguished Officers & Soldiers who fought and bled in the Glorious struggle for American Independence have erected this monument on the 22 day of Oct A.D. 1829.
Erected 1829 by Volunteers from New Jersey & Pennsylvania.
Location. 39° 52.298′ N, 75° 11.355′ W. Marker is in National Park, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. Marker can be reached from Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is on the Red Bank Battlefield. Marker is in this post office area: National Park NJ 08063, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Colonel Christopher Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Mercer (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Mercer at Red Bank / Fort Mercer is Alerted (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Marvin C. Creamer (about 400 feet away); James and Ann Whitall House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Operations on the Delaware (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whitall House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in National Park. | | | | 
By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Side of Battle of Red Bank Monument | | |
Also see . . .
1. Red Bank Battlefield. Account of the action at Fort Mercer during the Revolutionary War. (Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
2. Red Bank Battlefield Park and the James & Ann Whitall House, National Park, NJ. (Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Battle of Red Bank Monument | | On October 22, 1777, Hessian troops under Col Kurt von Donop made a ground attack on Fort Mercer located on the New Jersey bank of the Delaware River. The American defenders, under Lt. Col. Christopher Greene, defeated the much larger Hessian force. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Close of Front of Battle of Red Bank Monument | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Closeup of Side of Monument | | This monument is located in the Red Bank Historical Park in the remains of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River. The fort was eventually evacuated after the fall of Fort Mifflin on the Pennsylvania side of the river on November 16, 1777. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 381 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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