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How the Continental Army became the lords of Spanktown
Continental forces led by Brig. Gen. William Maxwell ambushed British troops, inflicting 69 casualties and ending effective British control of New Jersey, historians say.
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After the American victory over the British on Jan. 3, 1777, Gen. George Washington managed to hang on to his army — but just barely. As both British and American armies settled into their winter quarters both were back to almost the same positions held in mid-November. Except for a small garrison at Paulus Hook across the Hudson from lower Manhattan, all of New Jersey had been abandoned by the British, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning journa…
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