The Battle Begins at Barber’s Wheat Field
History Now
The fighting began where you now stand and in the woods behind you in mid-afternoon of October 7, 1777. Within minutes, more than 4,000 men collided in savage combat along a line stretching westward across the Barber Wheat Field in front of you and into the clearing on the far hillside.
This panorama recreates the struggle at the moment when the Americans gained the advantage. In the foreground, Patriots pour murderous volleys into the retreating British Grenadiers. Smoke in the far distance marks the crumbling British right flank.
In the middle ground, though still fighting valiantly, German and English ranks are giving way to the American onslaught.
Marker is on Park Tour Road, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
