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Springfield - The location of an unsuccessful British takeover on June 23, 1780. In June 1780, German General Baron von Knyphausen led a force of 5,000 men, including British, Hessian,
and New Jersey Loyalist units across from New York and began an operation intended to reestablish the British in New Jersey. Instead of a friendly greeting by the local populace, he was met and
blocked by armed local militia and farmers. At this point, Knyphausen's men had been beaten back by militia before they had even engaged Washington's main army. As soon as Washington started
his army on the march towards Pompton, a city 16 miles from Springfield, Knyphausen decided to attack Springfield. While stationed at the Springfield Bridge, General Nathanael Greene and 1,000
Continentals encountered a force five times their own size on June 23, 1780. Despite being pushed back several times, the patriots stood their ground and forced the British to retreat, thus
ending the British raid in New Jersey.
Image - "Battle of Springfield NJ 1780, John Ward Dunsmore (d. 1945), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Map- Battle of Springfield, Benson Lossing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
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