On this day in 1777,
Brig. Gen. Marquis de Lafayette leads his first action, the reconnaissance force of 300 Continentals regulars against Gen. Charles Cornwallis' command at a town across the river from Philadelphia. Lafayette's outnumbered troops successfully skirmish with a force of Hessians at The Battle of Gloucester, NJ.
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Brig. Gen. Marquis de Lafayette leads his first action, the reconnaissance force of 300 Continentals regulars against Gen. Charles Cornwallis' command at a town across the river from Philadelphia. Lafayette's outnumbered troops successfully skirmish with a force of Hessians at The Battle of Gloucester, NJ.
More Colonial Battles
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