Battle of Millstone
Skirmish in the American Revolutionary War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Millstone, also known as the Battle of Van Nest's Mill, was a skirmish that occurred near the mill of Abraham Van Nest in Weston, New Jersey (near present-day Manville, New Jersey) on January 20, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. A British foraging party was flanked and driven off by forces composed mostly of New Jersey militia, depriving the British of their wagons and supplies.
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Brigadier General Philemon Dickinson | |||||||
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United States | Great Britain | ||||||
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Philemon Dickinson | Robert Abercromby | ||||||
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450 | 500 | ||||||
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4-5 killed or wounded |
25 killed or wounded 12 captured |
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This action was one of a series of skirmishes known as the Forage War that persisted in northern New Jersey through the first few months of 1777, and it demonstrated that militia companies were capable of putting up a significant fight.