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Battle of Short Hills, Battle Positions, 1777

Map drawn by a Hessian officer showing the battle positions. The Battle of Short Hills (also known as the Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse) was a conflict between a Continental Army force commanded by General William Alexander, and an opposing British force commanded by General William Howe. The battle took place on June 26, 1777, at Scotch Plains and Metuchen, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War. In mid-June General Howe marched most of his army into central New Jersey in an attempt to lure George Washington's Continental Army to a place where it might be better attacked than its defensive position in the Watchung Mountains. When Washington refused to abandon his position Howe returned to Amboy on June 22. Washington's forward divisions, including that of Lord Stirling, shadowed this British movement, and Washington moved his main army out of the hills. Howe seized this opportunity, and on June 26 marched two columns of troops out in an attempt to cut Washington off from the high ground. These troops skirmished with Lord Stirling's troops, and eventually engaged in a pitched battle in Scotch Plains. Stirling's outnumbered force retreated, but Washington, alerted to the British movement, had by then retreated back into the hills.
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Battle of Short Hills, Battle Positions, 1777
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Map drawn by a Hessian officer showing the battle positions. The Battle of Short Hills (also known as the Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse) was a conflict between a Continental Army force commanded by General William Alexander, and an opposing British force commanded by General William Howe. The battle took place on June 26, 1777, at Scotch Plains and Metuchen, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War. In mid-June General Howe marched most of his army into central New Jersey in an attempt to lure George Washington's Continental Army to a place where it might be better attacked than its defensive position in the Watchung Mountains. When Washington refused to abandon his position Howe returned to Amboy on June 22. Washington's forward divisions, including that of Lord Stirling, shadowed this British movement, and Washington moved his main army out of the hills. Howe seized this opportunity, and on June 26 marched two columns of troops out in an attempt to cut Washington off from the high ground. These troops skirmished with Lord Stirling's troops, and eventually engaged in a pitched battle in Scotch Plains. Stirling's outnumbered force retreated, but Washington, alerted to the British movement, had by then retreated back into the hills.
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4050 x 3339 px | 38.7 MB
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34.3 x 28.3 cm | 13.5 x 11.1 in (300 dpi)
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