December 23, 1776
On orders from General Washington to pull Hessian troops southward from positions of support near Trenton, 600 Americans, stationed at Mount Holly under Colonel Samuel Griffin, attacked a Hessian outpost here on December 21. When the 3,000 Hessians quartered in Burlington County retaliated by marching against Petticoat Bridge on December 23, they were met with a barrage of gunfire. Following a sharp skirmish, the Americans withdrew to Mount Holly luring the Hessians still further from Trenton.| HM Number | HMNYS |
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| Placed By | County of Burlington |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 1:40am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 521968 N 4433725 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.05348333, -74.74243333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 3.209', W 74° 44.546' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 3' 12.54" N, 74° 44' 32.76" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 609 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 52 Petticoat Bridge Rd, Springfield NJ 08022, US |
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