Major General Charles Lee, a former British Army officer was George Washington’s second in command at the start of the Revolutionary War. He was kidnapped in Basking Ridge in December of 1776 and spent a year as a British prisoner. Following his release, he was given the major command at the Battle of Monmouth where […]
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The Great 1776 Hackensack Foot Race
Categories: Retreat Across the Jerseys, Revolutionary NJ Blog
Modern roads and bridges conceal many of the challenges that the Continental and British armies, and their allies, faced as they criss-crossed New Jersey. The Continental Army made an especially precarious retreat in November 1776, faced with the realities of the British approach, rivers to cross and miles of marshland blocking the path. As we […]
