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

American Position

Battle of Cooch's Bridge

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, December 27, 2008

1. American Position Marker

Inscription. On September 3, 1777, an American Light Infantry Corps composed of Continental soldiers from New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, with militia from Pennsylvania and Delaware, was stationed west of Christina Creek between Aikentown (Glasgow) and nearby Cooch's Bridge. Intended as an advance force with orders to give the British "as much trouble as you possibly can," they were met by Hessian and British troops moving forward on present-day Old Cooch's Bridge Road. Led by Brigadier General William Maxwell, the American marksmen battled enemy forces in a short but hard-fought engagement. Eventually outnumbered and facing artillery, the Americans withdrew towards Christiana after exhausting their ammunition. Maxwell's Corps went on to fight with distinction at the Battle of Brandywine.

Erected 2008 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1777.

Location. 39° 38.458′ N, 75° 43.94′ W. Marker is near Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on Dayett Mills Road south of Old Baltimore Pike, on the right

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when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 932 S Old Baltimore Pike, Newark DE 19702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: Revolutionary War Patriots (here, next to this marker); The Hundreds of Delaware (here, next to this marker); Milling in Pencader Hundred (here, next to this marker); Mason Dixon Line & the Boundaries of Delaware (here, next to this marker); Delaware's Field of Valor (here, next to this marker); The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge (here, next to this marker); In the Beginning … (here, next to this marker); Your Gateway to Pencader Heritage (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Battle of Cooch's Bridge (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Historic Iron Ore Mining (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Iron Hill School #112C (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 12, 2019

2. American Position Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 12, 2019

3. American Position Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,519 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on September 26, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on December 28, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.