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

Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 10, 2023

1. Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War Marker

Inscription. During the Revolutionary War the Hessian Army was encamped on these grounds before and after the battle of Red Bank, fought October 22, 1777, near Fort Mercer on the Delaware River, where it met defeat.

The officers occupied the houses on the west side of the road. The first brick house from Cooper’s Creek was owned by John Middleton and was demolished in 1926 when this high school was erected.

The two buttonwoods in front of this building were slips from the historic buttonwood trees now standing on Kings Highway north of Haddon Ave., planted April 13, 1928.

Erected 1938 by Haddenfield Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 39° 54.102′ N, 75° 1.548′ W. Memorial is in Haddonfield, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is on Kings Highway E. The marker is in the breezeway of the arch on the right, located on the grounds of Bancroft High School. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Haddonfield NJ 08033, 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: Roll of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Memorial High School

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(a few steps from this marker); Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (a few steps from this marker); Haddonfield Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Haddonfield World War I Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Mickle House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Haddonfield (about 600 feet away); Greenfield Hall (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haddonfield.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014

2. Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War Marker

Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War-Breezeway Arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 29, 2014

3. Hessian Army during the Revolutionary War-Breezeway Arch

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 14, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.