Turning the Tide in New Jersey
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With Washington commanding less than 3,000, the winter of 1777 became a fight over supplies.
With Washington commanding less than 3,000 Continentals, the winter of 1777 in New Jersey became a running fight over supplies. Militia attacks at more than 50 places left British and Hessian forces suffering more losses over forage than in open battle.
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Turning the Tide in New Jersey
Clip: Episode 4 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
With Washington commanding less than 3,000 Continentals, the winter of 1777 in New Jersey became a running fight over supplies. Militia attacks at more than 50 places left British and Hessian forces suffering more losses over forage than in open battle.
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"They are actuated by resentment now.
And resentment coinciding with principle is a very powerful motive."
- John Adams.
Whenever British foraging parties ventured from their outposts, Patriots attacked them at Maidenhead and Quibble Town, Bound Brook and Drake's Farm.
Piscataway, an English neighborhood, and at least 50 other places.
That winter, More British and Hessian troops were killed fighting over forage than would fall in battle.
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