On this day in 1777,
Maj. Gen. William Alexander (Lord Stirling) is outnumbered as he fights a delaying action that confounds Gen. Howe's attempt to outflank Washington with Cornwallis. Howe removes his forces to Staten Island, vacating New Jersey, after the Battle of Woodbridge.
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Maj. Gen. William Alexander (Lord Stirling) is outnumbered as he fights a delaying action that confounds Gen. Howe's attempt to outflank Washington with Cornwallis. Howe removes his forces to Staten Island, vacating New Jersey, after the Battle of Woodbridge.
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