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    Red Bank Battlefield

    NATIONAL PARK, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES

    06.17.2021

    Photo by Mark Olsen  

    New Jersey National Guard   

    Statue of a Continental Army Soldier on top of the Red Bank Battlefield Monument at Red Bank Battlefield Park in National Park, N.J., June 17, 2021. The monument is located on the site of Fort Mercer, which was named after Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer who died during the American War of Independence. Fort Mercer, along with Fort Mifflin on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, prevented British resupply of their forces in occupied Philadelphia. In an attempt to capture Fort Mercer, 1,200 Hessian soldiers attacked the Continental forces on Oct. 22, 1777. During the Battle of Red Bank, Col. Christopher Greene's 1st and 2nd Rhode Island Regiments 400 Soldiers defeated the Hessian forces forcing them to withdraw. The Rhode Island Regiments were unique because they were included African-American and Native American Soldiers. (New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs photo by Mark C. Olsen)

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    Date Taken: 06.17.2021
    Date Posted: 08.09.2021 13:24
    Photo ID: 6773691
    VIRIN: 210617-Z-AL508-1050
    Resolution: 973x1459
    Size: 310.57 KB
    Location: NATIONAL PARK, NEW JERSEY, US

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