What the records say
- When
- 14 Dec 1776
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.46° N, 74.86° W
- Description
- 1776 skirmish of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey
Ambush of Geary
Skirmish of the American Revolutionary War
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. Cornet Francis Geary, the leader of a company of dragoons, was shot in an ambush set up by local militiamen led by Captain John Schenck.
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