The American Army

At Hobkirk’s Hill the American army numbered between 1,200 and 1,500 men. Col. Otho Holland Williams’s brigade held the left of the line. It consisted of two Maryland Continental regiments commanded by Col. John Gunby and Lt. Col. Benjamin Ford, ...

Meet the American Army of 1780

The Americans who fought the Revolutionary War reflected colonial society: an array of backgrounds, ages and skill. Professional soldiers mixed with non-military tradesmen, idealistic Europeans shared battlefields with illiterate farmers, Native Americans, slaves and freedmen.

Marker can be reached from Flat ...

Middle Redoubt of the American Army   1776

This marks the Middle Redoubt

built by

the American Army 1776

At this point on Nov. 16, 1776

under

General Washington

occurred some of the

Fiercest fighting of

the Battle of

Washington Heights

Erected by

Washington Heights Chapter

N. S. D. A. R.

May 5, 1929

Marker can be reached from W 155th Street, ...