battle, early modern
Battle of Gloucester
Battle of Gloucester was a battle fought on 25 November 1777 at Gloucester, in what is now New Jersey, United States. It was part of the American Revolutionary War, which ran from 1775 to 1783. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 350 regulars and militia against 400 jägers.
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Record
| Date | 25 November 1777 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gloucester, New Jersey, United States 39.872N, 75.189W | |
| Part of | American Revolutionary War (1775 to 1783) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | American victory | |
| Belligerents | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain; Hesse-Kassel |
| Commanders | Marquis de Lafayette; Armand de La Rouërie; Colonel Richard Butler | Lord Cornwallis |
| Strength | 350 regulars and militia | 400 jägers |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed; 5 wounded | 20 killed; 20 wounded; 20 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Red Bank 1777, 0.1 km
- Siege of Fort Mifflin 1777, 2.1 km
- Battle of Germantown 1777, 17 km
- Battle of Barren Hill 1778, 24 km
- Battle of Matson's Ford 1777, 24 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Red Bank 22 October 1777
- After: Battle of Matson's Ford 11 December 1777
- All 196 engagements of American Revolutionary War
Battle of Gloucester is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (26 in New Jersey).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q609453, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gloucester (1777), revision 1370110924, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.