Battle of Connecticut Farms

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The Battle of Connecticut Farms was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which Continental and militia forces repelled a British and Loyalist attempt to advance on Morristown.

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instanceOf American Revolutionary War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Union
armedForcesInvolved artillery
infantry
associatedWith Morristown winter encampment of the Continental Army
belligerent Great Britain
Loyalists
United States
campaign New York and New Jersey campaign
civilianImpact destruction of homes and property in Connecticut Farms
combatant British Army
Continental Army
Loyalist forces
New Jersey militia
commander Elias Dayton
George Washington
Nathanael Greene
Wilhelm von Knyphausen
William Maxwell
commanderSide Elias Dayton commanded New Jersey militia
linked to: New Jersey militia

Wilhelm von Knyphausen commanded British and Hessian forces
William Maxwell commanded New Jersey Continental troops
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States
date June 7, 1780
followedBy Battle of Springfield
geographicFeature near Elizabeth River, New Jersey
historicalEra Age of Revolution
linked to: Age of Revolutions
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedUnit Hessian troops
New Jersey Brigade
location Connecticut Farms, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
notableDeath Hannah Caldwell
notableEvent burning of Connecticut Farms village
objective advance on Morristown, New Jersey
partOf British 1780 offensive in New Jersey
precededBy Battle of Springfield (first phase of 1780 New Jersey operations)
province Province of New Jersey
region New Jersey
result American victory
sideStrength British and Hessian expeditionary force
Continental and militia defenders
strategicEffect British failure to capture Morristown
preservation of Continental Army base at Morristown
tacticalOutcome British withdrawal toward Elizabethtown
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1780

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Battle of Springfield (1780) precededBy Battle of Connecticut Farms