Battle of Red Bank
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The Battle of Red Bank, also known as the Battle of Fort Mercer, was fought on October 22, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. A force of 1,200 Hessian troops was sent to take Fort Mercer on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River just south of Philadelphia, but was defeated by a smaller force of Continental Army troops.
1777
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Battle of Fort Mercer
USNS Mohawk, USS Becuna, USS Canon, USS Forrest Sherman, USS New Jersey, USS Olympia,
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1777 Battle of Red Bank
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Zehn Karten und Ansichten den Schlachtfelden des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskreiges in den Staaten Pennsylvanien und New York LOC 2003630399-5| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Siege of Fort Mifflin | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Germantown | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Red Bank | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Gloucester | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of White Marsh | battle, United States, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Matson's Ford | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1778 | Battle of Barren Hill | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1985 | 1985 MOVE bombing | airstrike, botched police raid | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Barnegat | lightvessel | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SS Fort Mercer | ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Canon | gunboat, Asheville-class gunboat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Edgar F. Coney | tug | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Forrest Sherman | Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Forrestal | supercarrier, Forrestal-class aircraft carrier | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS John F. Kennedy | supercarrier, Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Pennsylvania | ship of the line | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Rush | ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1980 | USNS Mohawk | Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug, tug | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1801 | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | shipbuilding, shipyard, historic district | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1996 | Philly Shipyard | shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1844 | Neafie & Levy | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1859 | Reaney, Son & Archbold | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1866 | Birely, Hillman & Streaker | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1871 | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | John H. Mathis & Company | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1830 | William Cramp & Sons | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1864 | John Roach & Sons | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1899 | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1917 | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. | shipbuilding, former entity, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Beversreede | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Mecoponacka | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Nassau | factory, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort New Gothenburg | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Nya Gothenborgh | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Nya Korsholm | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1771 | Fort Mifflin | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1777 | Fort Mercer | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | USS Becuna | preserved watercraft, attack submarine, military museum, museum ship, United States Navy | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | USS New Jersey | preserved watercraft, museum ship, fast battleship, United States Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1892 | USS Olympia | preserved watercraft, protected cruiser, museum ship, United States Navy | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2008 | Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Map of the Delaware River, Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia and vicinity, 1777 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Zehn Karten und Ansichten den Schlachtfelden des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskreiges in den Staaten Pennsylvanien und New York LOC 2003630399-5 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | British Revolutionay War map of the Delaware River at Fort Mercer | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Map of Operations on the Delaware River at Philadelphia, PA Oct-Nov., 1777 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Plan of engagement with British ships near Red Bank, New Jersey, October 22 and 23, 1777 (2675457104) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 224 of 'Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ... relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the State. (With illustrations.)' (11023438656) | Commons | ||




