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Ambush of Geary, the Glossary

The Ambush of Geary, also known as the Amwell Skirmish, was a skirmish of the American Revolutionary War fought on 14 December 1776 in Amwell Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^[1]

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Alumni Oxonienses

Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford is a biographical reference work by Joseph Foster (1844–1905), published by Oxford University Press, listing the alumni of the University of Oxford.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. Ambush of Geary and American Revolutionary War are 1776 in the United States and conflicts in 1776.

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Amwell Township, New Jersey

Amwell Township was a Township that existed in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, from 1708 to 1846.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford.

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Battle of Trenton

The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. Ambush of Geary and battle of Trenton are 1776 in New Jersey, 1776 in the United States, battles of the New Jersey Campaign and conflicts in 1776.

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Bordentown, New Jersey

Bordentown is a city in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Captain (United States)

In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator.

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Continental Army

The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

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Copper Hill, New Jersey

Copper Hill is an unincorporated community located within the Amwell Valley of Raritan Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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Cornet (rank)

Cornet is a military rank formerly used by the armed forces of some countries.

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Courier-Post

The Courier-Post is a morning daily newspaper that serves South Jersey in the Delaware Valley.

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Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the Eastern United States.

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Flemington, New Jersey

Flemington is a borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Geary baronets

The Geary Baronetcy, of Oxenheath in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver and attack organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton. Ambush of Geary and George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River are 1776 in New Jersey and 1776 in the United States.

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Great Bookham

Great Bookham is a village in the Mole Valley district, in Surrey, England, one of six semi-urban spring line settlements between the towns of Leatherhead and Guildford.

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Hessian (soldier)

Hessians were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army in several major wars in the 18th century, most notably the American Revolutionary War.

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Historical Marker Database

The Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org) is an online database that documents locations of numerous historical markers and commemorative plaques in the United States as well as other countries.

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Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Johann Rall

Johann Gottlieb Rall (also spelled Rahl) (– December 27, 1776) was a German colonel best known for his command of Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War.

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John Burgoyne

General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 – 4 August 1792) was a British general, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792.

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John Schenck

John Schenck (sometimes written Schanck) (1750–1823) was a captain in the New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War.

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Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800.

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Larisons Corners, New Jersey

Larisons Corners, also spelled Larison's Corners, is an unincorporated community located along the border of East Amwell and Raritan townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

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Musket

A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New York and New Jersey campaign

The New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Patriot (American Revolution)

Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control and governance during the colonial era, and supported and helped launch the American Revolution that ultimately established American independence.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush_of_Geary

Also known as Amwell Skirmish, Cornet Francis Geary, Francis Geary (British Army officer), Francis Geary (Cornet).

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1776 in New Jersey

1776 in the United States

Ambushes in the United States

Battles of the New Jersey Campaign

Conflicts in 1776

References