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 ⓘ