Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776-1782 Dunkerly Robert M.
Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776-1782 Dunkerly Robert M. "The Importance of the North River (the Hudson), and the sanguine wishes of all to prevent the enemy…
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Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776-1782 Dunkerly Robert M.
"The Importance of the North River (the Hudson), and the sanguine wishes of all to prevent the enemy from possessing it, have been the causes of this unhappy catastrophe." So wrote General George Washington in 1776 as the British invaded New Jersey. This area saw it all: from spies and espionage, to military encampments like Morristown and Middlebrook, to mutinies, raids, and full-blown engagements like Bound Brook, Short Hills, and Springfield. Worse was to come, as the British overran the state, and the Americans suffered one unhappy catastrophe after another.Central New Jersey witnessed many small battles and important events during the American Revolution.
So did civilians caught in the middle.In the fall of 1776, British forces drove the Americans out and secured the state. The British had their own catastrophes too. Following the battles of Trenton and