The Trap That Turned a Creek Red: Battle of Quinton's Bridge
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The episode explores the Battle of Quinton's Bridge, detailing a British trap that led to a massacre of American militia in March 1778.
It was a trap that turned a frozen creek into a killing field. In March 1778, the Queen's Rangers used a "feigned retreat" to lure American militia into a deadly massacre at Quinton's Bridge. While George Washington’s army teetered on the brink of starvation at Valley Forge, a gritty "Forage War" erupted in the marshes of New Jersey. We dive into the brutal British expedition led by Colonel Charles Mawhood and Major John Graves Simcoe , designed to strip Salem County of its cattle and crush the rebellion Discover how a local militia commander was tricked into crossing a bridge into a wall of musket fire , the horrific slaughter at Hancock’s Bridge , and the blistering letter from American Colonel Elijah Hand that compared a British officer to a "barbarous Attila". Episode 75 in American Revolutionary War Series Thanks to our monthly supporters Dan
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