Battle of Barren Hill

The Battle of Barren Hill was a minor engagement during the American Revolution. On May 20, 1778, a British Army force attempted to encircle a smaller Continental Army force then under the command of Marquis de Lafayette. The maneuver failed, and the Continental Army escaped the trap but the British took the field.

Battle of Barren Hill
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateMay 20, 1778
Location
Barren Hill
(Present-day Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania)
Result British victory
Belligerents

 United States


Oneida

 Great Britain

Commanders and leaders
Marquis de La Fayette Sir William Howe
Sir Henry Clinton
Charles Grey
James Grant
Strength
2,200 troops
5 Guns
16,000 troops
Casualties and losses
3 killed 9
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.