German and British Accounts of the Assault on Fort Mercer at Redbank, NJ in October 1777

 

German and British Accounts of the Assault on Fort Mercer at Redbank, NJ in October 1777

Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association. 2013, Vol. 16, p1-33. 33p. Historical Period: 1777. Abstract: The article presents accounts from German and British officers who experienced the Hessian assault against Fort Mercer on the Delaware River in Red Bank, New Jersey on October 22, 1777. The assault has been regarded by German and British officers as the worst defeat they suffered during their service in the U.S. during the Revolutionary War. Translations of diary extracts, letters, and reports written by those officers are provided. (AN: 91969015)