Battle of Iron Hill

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The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
skirmish ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cooch’s Bridge ⓘ
belligerent American militia ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
casualties American casualties higher than British casualties ⓘ
colony Delaware Colony ⓘ
combatantSide British and Hessian forces ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
commander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Johann Ewald ⓘ
linked to: Johann von Ewald

William Howe ⓘ
William Maxwell ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
date 1777-09-03 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
forcesType Continental light infantry ⓘ
Hessian jägers ⓘ
geographicalFeature Christina River ⓘ
Cooch’s Bridge ⓘ
hasFeature engagement primarily involving light infantry and skirmishers ⓘ
location New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ
near Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware ⓘ
namedAfter nearby Iron Hill in Delaware ⓘ
notableAs only major military engagement fought in Delaware during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy British landing at Head of Elk ⓘ
preservedAt Cooch’s Bridge Historic District ⓘ
recognizedBy Delaware historical markers ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicPurpose American delaying action against British advance on Philadelphia ⓘ
territorialChange British forces advanced northward toward Philadelphia ⓘ
year 1777 ⓘ

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Battle of Cooch’s Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Iron Hill ⓘ