New Bridge Landing was the site of a pivotal
bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where
General George Washington led his troops in
retreat from British forces. The area is now a
New Jersey historic site in portions of New
Milford, River Edge and Teaneck in Bergen
County, New Jersey.
After difficult losses in the Battle of Brooklyn,
General George Washington led his troops
towards Manhattan, with the British in pursuit. On
November 16, 1776, Fort Washington fell to the
British, and Washington evacuated Fort Lee on
the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.
In the early morning hours of November 20,
1776, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis
led a British and Hessian army of about 2,500
soldiers across the Hudson River to New Dock
for an attack against Fort Lee, then defended by
about 900 soldiers.
bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where
General George Washington led his troops in
retreat from British forces. The area is now a
New Jersey historic site in portions of New
Milford, River Edge and Teaneck in Bergen
County, New Jersey.
After difficult losses in the Battle of Brooklyn,
General George Washington led his troops
towards Manhattan, with the British in pursuit. On
November 16, 1776, Fort Washington fell to the
British, and Washington evacuated Fort Lee on
the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.
In the early morning hours of November 20,
1776, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis
led a British and Hessian army of about 2,500
soldiers across the Hudson River to New Dock
for an attack against Fort Lee, then defended by
about 900 soldiers.
Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission, River Edge, NJ
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Washington led his 2,000 troops from Fort Lee in a ragged retreat through present-day
Englewood, New Jersey and Teaneck across the Hackensack River at New Bridge. The
hasty withdrawal of the American garrison across the Hackensack River at New Bridge
preserved them from entrapment on the narrow peninsula between the Hudson and
Hackensack Rivers.
Washington continued his retreat through early December, passing through Princeton on the
way towards and across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania.
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Englewood, New Jersey and Teaneck across the Hackensack River at New Bridge. The
hasty withdrawal of the American garrison across the Hackensack River at New Bridge
preserved them from entrapment on the narrow peninsula between the Hudson and
Hackensack Rivers.
Washington continued his retreat through early December, passing through Princeton on the
way towards and across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania.
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