Battle of Cooch’s Bridge

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American Revolutionary War battle battle military engagement

The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.

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Battle of Cooch’s Bridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Iron Hill ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
surface form: United States (Continental forces)
campaignObjective clear American light troops screening approaches to Philadelphia ⓘ
casualtiesSide American casualties ⓘ
British and Hessian casualties ⓘ
colonyAtTime Delaware Colony ⓘ
combatant American militia ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
commander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Johann von Wurmb ⓘ
William Howe ⓘ
William Maxwell ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1777-09-03 ⓘ
engagementScope minor engagement ⓘ
rearguard action ⓘ
followedBy British advance toward Brandywine Creek ⓘ
forcesType Hessian jägers ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ
riflemen ⓘ
hasHistoricMarker Cooch’s Bridge battlefield markers ⓘ
location New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ
near Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware ⓘ
near Newark, Delaware ⓘ
notableAs early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia ⓘ
only significant land engagement of the American Revolutionary War fought in Delaware ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
preceded Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
precededBy British landing at Head of Elk, Maryland ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
stateToday Delaware ⓘ
strategicEffect helped open route for British march on Philadelphia ⓘ
tacticalType skirmish ⓘ
theater Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
usedTactics ambush ⓘ
skirmishing ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Battle of Brandywine → precededBy → Battle of Cooch’s Bridge ⓘ
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasBattle → Battle of Cooch’s Bridge ⓘ