Who Were They
Can you name these historical figures who were part of the Battle of Red Bank.
He commanded the Fort at Red Bank on October 22, 1777 which defeated the Hessians in their assualt on the Fort.
He died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. The Fort at Red Bank is named in his honor.
He is a British Admiral who attempted to take Forts Mifflin and Mercer on October 23, 1777. In the attempt the British Navy lost 2 warships.
He lead 2,000 Hessian soldiers to assault the Fort and was mortally wounded in the attack just outside the fort.
He is a British General who defeated Washington at the Battle of Brandywine and took the city of Philadelphia on September 27, 1777.
He comanded the Pennsylvania Navy and defended Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer during the Hessian assault and Naval Battle on October 22 and 23, 1777.
He is a Captain of a Hessian Jager Corp that attacked the Fort and who wrote in his diary detailing the Battle at Red Bank.
He commanded the two British Howitzers in the Battle of Red Bank.
He was the Commander of Fort Mifflin and assisted in the defeat of the Hessians and British Navy on October 22 and 23, 1777.
He served as interpreter between Colonel von Donop and the American soldiers in Fort Mercer.