New Jersey During The Revolution
Part one of term paper
New Jersey is called the crossroads of the American Revolution,
because the armies involved crossed the state several times during the war,
and it held a key geographical position at the center of the new nation. It
was heavily involved in the fighting, due to the troop movements through
the state, and its key geographic position between New ...
Part two of term paper
... of Trenton, on December 26th, 1776, the battle of
Princeton, on January 3rd, 1777, the battle of Monmouth, on June 28th, 1778,
the Battle of Connecticut Farms, on June 6th, 1780, and the Battle of
Springfield, on June 23rd, 1780, which was one of the larger battles of the
war, for numbers of troops involved. In addition, there were hu ndreds of
smaller battles, engagements, skirmishes, raids, etc. involving regular
troops, militia units and loyalist units, and many actions off the coast of
sea ve ...
