Battle of Millstone
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The Battle of Millstone was a minor but significant American Revolutionary War clash in early 1777 in New Jersey, where local militia successfully attacked and captured a British foraging party, contributing to the broader Patriot harassment campaign known as the Forage War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Van Nest's Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanForces |
New Jersey militia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania militia ⓘ |
| armedConflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | New Jersey campaign of 1777 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured |
forage and provisions
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ wagons of supplies ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
higher British and Hessian casualties
ⓘ
light American casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ |
| commander |
Philemon Dickinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Abercromby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1777-01-20 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Forage War skirmishes in New Jersey ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolution in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnMorale | boosted Patriot morale in New Jersey ⓘ |
| location |
Somerset County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Millstone River ⓘ |
| near | Somerset Courthouse (now Millstone, New Jersey) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | American militia waded across icy river to attack ⓘ |
| objective |
attack British foraging party
ⓘ
disrupt British supply operations ⓘ |
| opponentObjective | British foraging for grain and supplies ⓘ |
| partOf | Forage War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry |
artillery
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ |
| region | Middlebrook–Somerset area of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Millstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to Patriot harassment of British forces in New Jersey
ⓘ
helped limit British ability to forage in the countryside ⓘ |
| strength |
about 400 American militia
ⓘ
about 500–600 British and Hessian troops ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance | successful surprise attack on foraging party ⓘ |
| terrain | winter conditions with icy river ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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