Hobart Gap

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Hobart Gap is a strategic mountain pass in northern New Jersey that played a key role in military movements during the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
associatedWithEvent American defensive operations in northern New Jersey ⓘ
British movements in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
connects Morristown area ⓘ
Newark area ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses First Watchung Mountain ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
historicalRole key corridor for troop movements ⓘ
locatedIn Essex County, New Jersey ⓘ
United States ⓘ
northern New Jersey ⓘ
near Millburn, New Jersey ⓘ
Short Hills, New Jersey ⓘ
Summit, New Jersey ⓘ
notableFor control of access between coastal plain and inland highlands ⓘ
role in Revolutionary War military strategy ⓘ
partOf Watchung Mountains ⓘ
transportation corridor between New York City region and interior New Jersey ⓘ
region Northern New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: North Jersey
state New Jersey ⓘ
strategicImportance helped protect the route to Morristown, New Jersey ⓘ
provided access through the Watchung Mountains to the interior of New Jersey ⓘ
served as an approach route toward General George Washington’s positions ⓘ
terrainType mountain gap ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
usedDuring American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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