Informs Congress that according to a letter of Captain Burrows, the
British troops that had entered Monmouth County returned to New York the same day.
Captain Burrows and fifteen of his men fired on them all day and were reinforced by
Colonel Holmes and his sixty militiamen. The British, under Colonel Hyde, numbered 200.
Reports on dead and wounded on both sides. A few inhabitants taken by the British to
their ships. Has not received advice on the matter from Colonel Ford.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1779 April 29
Physical Description
2
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