. New Jersey als Kolonie und als Staat : einer der ursprünglichen dreizehn. -berühmt, nicht nur als Wendepunkt der Revolution, sondern für die bemerkenswerte Strategie von General Washington gespielt. Trenton und Princeton beendeten den Kampf um die Kontrolle über die Mündung des Hudson River und des abhängigen Territoriums in East Jersey, aber hier begannen die militärischen Entwicklungen, die sich auf den noch wunderbareren Wettbewerb vorbereiteten, den Kampf um die Kontrolle des Delaw^are Valley, der erst mit der Schlacht von Monmouth endete. Dieser latterstruggle Red Bank muss immer unvergesslich bleiben.über diese eine lange se

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. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. -famous, not only as the turning point of theRevolution, but for the remarkable strategy dis-played by General Washington. Trenton and Princeton ended the struggle forthe control of the mouth of the Hudson River andof the dependent territory in East Jersey, yet herebegan the military evolutions preparatory to thateven more wonderful contest, the struggle for thecontrol of the Delaw^are Valley, which terminatedonly with the battle of Monmouth. Of this latterstruggle Red Bank must remain ever memorable.Beyond these a long series of events of minorimportance partake distinctively of the nature offorage and provision raids, in the main organizedin New York City. The only exceptions were themovements against the Whigs of Salem County, while Philadelphia was in the occupation of theBritish, which were partially retaliatory. Theseraids were organized upon certain well definedlines, were never wholly successful, but, from1776 to 1782, kept East Jersey in a state of con- 310 NEW JERSEY AS A COL. stant alarm. At the base of all these expeditionslay murder and rapine. They were both frequent-ly inspired and often nominally led by Tory refu-gees from New Jersey, and they served to create inthe raided communities a sentiment of hatredagainst the British nation which time has not yeteffaced. In the wake of most of these raids wereburned homes and outbuildings, devastated fields, murdered farmers and their servants, outragedwomen, and general disorder. Neither young norold was spared, friend and foe fell victims to thebarbarities of the troops, instigated in no smalldegree by the board of associated loyalists in NewYork City. In the extent of territory covered by the raid-ers much of the State was exempt; yet the por-tions that suffered more than compensated forthe immunity enjoyed by the rest of the citizens.Of the old counties Bergen, along the valley of theHackensack, Essex, with Newark and its terri-tory wit

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