Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hessian Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

1. Hessian Soldiers Memorial

Inscription. (Left plaque) This plaque is dedicated to the approximately 20 Hessian Soldiers who perished in these hallowed fields on September 3, 1777, and are buried here in unmarked graves. Hessian and British forces under Lord Cornwallis fought the Colonial Army’s new “Light Infantry” under the command of General Robert Maxwell. This conflict was the first battle of the 1777 “Philadelphia Campaign.” A memorial dedication ceremony, with German Embassy representatives in attendance, took place here on September 11, 2010. Plaque is sponsored by the Delaware Saengerbund and the Pencader Heritage Area Association.

Erected 2010 by Delaware Saengerbund and the Pencader Heritage Area Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 39° 38.379′ N, 75° 43.8′ W. Memorial is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on Route Newark. The marker is on the grounds of the Pencader Heritage Area Association. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2029 Sunset Lake Road, Newark DE 19702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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: French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Battle of Cooch's Bridge (here, next to this marker); The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Germans & German-Americans in The American War of Independence (here, next to this marker); Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (here, next to this marker); Marquis de Lafayette (here, next to this marker); Delaware Militia (here, next to this marker); American Position (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Other markers no longer nearby. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Preserving the History of the Battlefield (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Pencader Heritage Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

2. Hessian Soldiers Memorial

This memorial is on the left.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

3. Hessian Soldiers Memorial

Field with the unknown burials

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

4. Hessian Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

5. Hessian Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

6. Hessian Soldiers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.