Crosswicks, New Jersey
Crosswicks, New Jersey
CROSSWICKS, NEW JERSEY. Eight miles southeast of Trenton and three and a half miles east of Bordentown, this town figured slightly in the Battle of Trenton in December 1776 and the Monmouth campaign of June 1777, as opposing forces moved through the town. An action took place on 23 June 1778 at a point on Crosswicks Creek, four miles from Trenton, where the British encountered difficulty in rebuilding a drawbridge. The horse of Elias Dayton of the Third New Jersey was killed there.
SEE ALSO Dayton, Elias; Trenton, New Jersey.
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