The Continental Army response is immediate; Washington…
April 1777 CE
The British have already left by the time they arrive; Greene sends a detachment to harass their rear guard.
This detachment catches up with the British near Raritan Landing, where they kill eight and capture sixteen.
General Howe reports that about thirty Americans have been killed and eighty to ninety have been captured, while General Lincoln reports that sixty of his men have been killed or wounded.
Howe claims no deaths and seven wounded among the British and Hessians.
Washington reports that "[t]he enemy lost the post at Eleven O'Clock the same day, & our people took possession of it again", and that the army's losses were "trifling and not worth mentioning".
He did, however, also report that between thirty-five and forty killed or captured, and the loss of three field cannons.
In a report to the Board of War, Washington admits the capture of two cannons, two officers and twenty men from Colonel Proctor's Regiment.
General Greene reports to his wife, "The British Generals breakfasted and I [dined] at the same house that day".
Washington, concerned that the attack presages an early start to the campaign season, worries that his troops are not yet in place to deal with major British movements.
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