National Park in Gloucester County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Battle of Red Bank

Photographed 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.

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.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 22, 1777.

Location. 39° 52.298′ N, 75° 11.355′ W. Memorial is in National Park, New Jersey, in Gloucester County. It can be reached from Hessian Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the Red Bank Battlefield. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Hessian Ave, National Park NJ 08063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Jersey

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: The Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Christopher Greene (within shouting distance of this marker); African American Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Flag of Fort Mercer (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Battle of Red Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Bank Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Mercer (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Mercer (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in National Park.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Red Bank. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 9, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Red Bank Battlefield Park and the Whitall House. Visit South Jersey website entry (Submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Side of Battle of Red Bank Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008

2. Side of Battle of Red Bank Monument

Battle of Red Bank Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed 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.

Close of Front of Battle of Red Bank Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 7, 2008

4. Close of Front of Battle of Red Bank Monument

Closeup of Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed 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.

Battle of Red Bank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

6. Battle of Red Bank

British troops charge the American fortifications during the Battle of Red Bank. The Red Bank Monument can be seen in the background.

British Dead on the Red Bank Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 27, 2013

7. British Dead on the Red Bank Battlefield

Monument on the banks of the Delaware River image. Click for full size.

James Fuller Queen (image courtesy of the Library of Congress)

8. Monument on the banks of the Delaware River

by James Fuller Queen drawn between 1840 and 1870.

Count Donop Mortally Wounded at Red Bank image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

9. Count Donop Mortally Wounded at Red Bank

from Historical Poetical and Pictorial American Scenes, by John Warner Barber and Elizabeth G. Barber, 1851.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,903 times since then and 130 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6, 7. submitted on October 31, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 8, 9. submitted on February 19, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.