Battle of Quinton's Bridge

Battle of Quinton's Bridge
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateMarch 18, 1778
Location
present-day Quinton Township, New Jersey
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Holme

Charles Mawhood

John Graves Simcoe
Strength
300 1,200
Casualties and losses
30–40 killed, wounded and missing 1 wounded

The Battle of Quinton's Bridge was a minor battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on March 18, 1778, during the British occupation of Philadelphia. New Jersey militia companies defending a bridge across Alloway Creek in Salem County, New Jersey, were lured into a trap by British Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood and suffered significant casualties.

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