Retreat to New Bridge, 248th Anniversary
Sun, Nov 24
|River Edge
The Brigade of the American Revolution & BCHS host this event. With the change in weather averting dry conditions, we are now able to have the skirmishes at the site!


Time & Location
Nov 24, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
River Edge, 1201 Main St, River Edge, NJ 07661, USA
Guests
About the Event
The Retreat to Victory, 248th Anniversary of the Retreat to New Bridge - Updated 11/22/24, 11pm
Background
Late November of 1776 held some of the darkest and most desperate moments of the American Revolution. The Continental Army lost most of its supplies, men, and spirit in the face of the advancing and strengthening British army. The garrison at Fort Lee evacuates under General Nathanael Greene, the retreat is in full force with the American army, or what’s left of it, [about 2,500-3,000] heading towards bridge over the Hackensack River and Washington knows he needs to cross the river quickly with the British advancing on his rear- enter New Bridge Landing. As the rearguard at Fort Lee skirmished and ran from the site, the advancing British were not going to slow. On November 20th, forces set out towards New Bridge 9.5 miles away from Fort Lee as American Troops still crossed…