General Henry Clinton launches an attempt in…
1780 CE
On June 7, an invasion of six thousand men under Hessian general Wilhelm von Knyphausen meet stiff resistance from the local militia.
Though the British hold the field, Knyphausen feared a general engagement with Washington's main army, and withdraws.
A fortnight later, Knyphausen and Clinton decide upon a second attempt, which is soundly defeated at Springfield, effectively ending British ambitions in New Jersey.
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