Fort Mercer at Red Bank / Fort Mercer is Alerted

[Fort Mercer at Red Bank Side]:

Late in September 1777, Philadelphia was captured by British General William Howe, with a serious disadvantage. Extensive American river defenses blocked the shipping of food and supplies to the British army and citizens of Philadelphia. ...

Fort Mercer

Red Bank, New Jersey

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko contributed his engineering skills to the fortification of the Delaware River during the American Revolution which prevented the British Navy from entering Philadelphia in the fall of 1777.

This was the second engineering assignment General ...