Episode 140 Battle of Short Hills

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The British attempt to lure the Continental Army out of the Watchung mountains by marching back into New Jersey. General Washington refuses to engage. After the British withdraw, the Americans move down out of the mountains. General Howe moves his army back to cut off Washington's path back into the mountains. A fierce defense led by General Lord Stirling slows the British advance long enough for the Americans to move back into the mountains. Unwilling to engage them there, the British return to New York. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Every Insult and Indignity: The Life Genius and Legacy of Major Patrick Ferguson, by Ricky Roberts and Bryan Brown Online Recommendation of the Week: Major-General the Earl of Stirling; an Essay in Biography, by Ludwig Schumacher: https://archive.org/details/majorgeneralearl00schu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.0	Today, episode 140, the Battle of Short Hills. A few weeks ago in episode 1.30
0:55.0	a few weeks ago in episode 134 I discussed the British raid on
0:59.4	bound brook New Jersey on April 13th, 1777. General Cornwallis had led 4,000 British and
1:08.0	Heshins against an American outpost of about 500 continentals along the Raritan River hoping to net some prisoners.
1:17.0	The British raid of the town and took some prisoners,
1:20.0	but the bulk of the Continental Outpost escaped capture.
1:24.0	The Americans retook the post that day,
1:27.0	but after a few weeks determined that the isolated outpost was prone to another attack.
1:33.0	Washington moved them back a few miles to Middlebrook,
1:37.0	which was up in the Wachung Mountains,
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