ORDER OF BATTLE // April 13, 1777
Battle of Bound Brook
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 4,000 estimated
Great Britain
4,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Bound Brook demonstrated the vulnerability of Continental Army outpost positions in New Jersey during the 1777 campaign season. A British and Hessian force of 4,000 achieved complete surprise against the garrison, forcing its troops to flee or be captured and inflicting 120 casualties on American forces. The speed of the collapse was underscored by the flight of Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who abandoned his papers and personal effects. The engagement highlighted the difficulty the Continental Army faced in holding forward positions against a numerically superior and operationally aggressive British force during the New Jersey phase of the war.
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