Action at Bound Brook
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Action at Bound Brook is an American Revolutionary War engagement fought in April 1777 in New Jersey between British and Hessian forces and Continental Army troops under General Benjamin Lincoln.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Action at Bound Brook canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Bound Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanCommander | General Benjamin Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanCommanderRank | Major General ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colony | Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mawhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann von Ewald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Benjamin Lincoln commanded Continental Army forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis commanded British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mawhood commanded British troops NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann von Ewald commanded Hessian jägers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 13, 1777 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Short Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcesInvolved |
British and Hessian forces
ⓘ
Continental Army troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Raritan River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Bound Brook, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | attack on a forward American outpost near New Brunswick ⓘ |
| objective | to attack the American outpost at Bound Brook ⓘ |
| partOf | New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Forage War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | British occupation of New Brunswick, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| strategicContext | British attempts to weaken Continental positions in New Jersey ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | surprise attack ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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