Battle of Quinton's Bridge

Battle of Quinton's Bridge
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date	March 18, 1778
Location	present-day Quinton Township, New Jersey
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Holme	Charles Mawhood; John Graves Simcoe
Strength
300	1,200
Casualties and losses
30–40 killed, wounded and missing	1 wounded

The Battle of Quinton's Bridge was a minor battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on March 18, 1778, during the British occupation of Philadelphia. New Jersey militia companies defending a bridge across Alloway Creek in Salem County, New Jersey, were lured into a trap by British Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood and suffered significant casualties.

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