Union in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gen. Wilhelm von Knyphausen

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010

1. Gen. Wilhelm von Knyphausen Marker

Inscription.
Lt. General Wilhelm von Knyphausen ordered a second British column to march on Vaux Hall Road in order to out flank American troops fighting on the hill above the First Presbyterian Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 41.885′ N, 74° 15.981′ W. Marker is in Union, New Jersey, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Vauxhall Road and Stuyvesant Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Vauxhall Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union NJ 07083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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

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within walking distance of this marker: Christopher Columbus (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jahn's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Glenn Avenue (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pearl Harbor Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mass Grave of British and Hessian Troops (approx. half a mile away); Revolutionary Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); Washington’s Headquarters (approx. half a mile away); Connecticut Farms (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.

Also see . . .
1. The Battle of Springfield, June 23, 1780. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield. (Submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on Vauxhall Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010

2. Marker on Vauxhall Road

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010

3. Gen. Wilhelm von Knyphausen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 928 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.