The Battle of Bound Brook (April 13, 1777) is a surprise attack conducted by British and Hessian forces against a Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War.
The British objective of capturing the entire garrison is not met, although prisoners are taken.
The American commander, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, leaves in great haste, abandoning papers and personal effects.
Late on the evening of April 12, 1777, four thousand British and Hessian troops under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis march from the British stronghold of New Brunswick.
All but one detachment reaches positions surrounding the outpost before the battle begins near daybreak the next morning.
During the battle, most of the five hundred-man garrison escapes by the unblocked route. American reinforcements arrive in the afternoon, but not before the British plunder the outpost and begin the return march to New Brunswick.
