Battle of Cooch's Bridge - Newark, DE
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bluesnote
N 39° 38.394 W 075° 44.203
18S E 436784 N 4388050
A Delaware State Marker indicating the site of an American Revolution battle, the only one fought on Delaware soil.
Waymark Code: WM15MPC
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2022
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The plaque says, "American Light Infantry and Cavalry under General William Maxwell encountered advance guard of British and Hessian Troops under Generals Howe, Cornwallis, and Knyphausen in this vicinity September 3, 1777. American Troops were expert marksmen drafted by General Washington from the several brigades of his Army then encamped near Wilmington. Only battle of American Revolution on Delaware soil and claimed to have been the first in which the stars and stripes were carried."
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Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.
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