Thirty Days in New Jersey Ninety Years Ago An Essay Revealing New Facts in Conn
Thirty Days in New Jersey Ninety Years Ago An Essay Revealing New Facts in Conn
C C Charles Chauncy Haven
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" The first shot that was exchanged between the two outposts of the British and Americans on the morning of the 2nd, killed a Hessian Yager, pursuing a Mr. Hunt towards Lawrenceville, within the American picket. Apprized by this of the enemy's approach, our troops at five-mile run were called to arms and retired slowly until orders were leceived from Washington to dispute every inch of ground without too great risk of the guns. Colonel Hand with his ritiemen, and Major Miller with the guards, a...nd Forest with his six pieces of artillery, at once faced about and made a stand that checked the enemy's advance, and this they continued to do, with much loss to the British as they advanced, until they reached Shabbakong, a little rivulet about two miles from Trenton, where there was a thick wood extending on one side of the road nearly a mile in depth. Here' Hand posted his riflemen, and with Major Miller's guards on the left, waited under cover of the trees until the British came within point-blank shot, and then opening a heavy fire, drove them back with great loss and con- fusion.
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