Surprise attack on Bound Brook
- When
- April 13, 1777
- Where
- Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey
- Part of
- Battle of Bound Brook
Four thousand British and Hessian troops under Cornwallis marched from New Brunswick late on April 12 and surprised Lincoln's Continental outpost at Bound Brook the next morning.
Late on the evening of April 12, 1777, four thousand British and Hessian troops under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis marched from the British stronghold of New Brunswick. On April 13 they launched a surprise attack on the Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey, where Major General Benjamin Lincoln commanded a force reduced to 500 men by expiring militia enlistments. Lincoln left quickly, abandoning papers and personal effects.
Sources
- Battle of Bound Brook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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