Battle of Iron Hill
E615890
The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Iron Hill canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ skirmish ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Cooch’s Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
American militia
ⓘ
Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | American casualties higher than British casualties ⓘ |
| colony | Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
British and Hessian forces
ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Ewald NERFINISHED ⓘ William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ William Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | United States (then Thirteen Colonies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1777-09-03 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Brandywine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcesType |
Continental light infantry
ⓘ
Hessian jägers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Christina River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cooch’s Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | engagement primarily involving light infantry and skirmishers ⓘ |
| location |
New Castle County, Delaware
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Iron Hill in Delaware ⓘ |
| notableAs | only major military engagement fought in Delaware during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British landing at Head of Elk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Cooch’s Bridge Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Delaware historical markers ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | American delaying action against British advance on Philadelphia ⓘ |
| territorialChange | British forces advanced northward toward Philadelphia ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.