Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
after an action Of about three quarters Of an
hour totally defeated the enemy.

after an action Of about three quarters OF an
hour totally defeated the enemy.
TN the action we lost two militia officers
killed, and five priyates wounded. The
enemy had captain, several commissioned
officers, and upwards Of thirty privates
killed, and we took twentythree prisoners
the number Of wounded is not known.
General Greene being on his march, about
two o'clock. received intelligence Of the
action; be Immediately went forward him
self, leaving orders for the troops to come
on with all expedition.
ssOn his arrival at Haddonfeld, he found
the enemy had, after this small action,
drawn themselves down to Gloucester
Point, he however, went to reconnoitre,
being determined to attack the enemy, if
the ground they occupied, would possibly
admit Of it, but finding them posted under
cover Of several ships Of war, and in place
where not half his army could act, he di-
reoted Gen. Muhlenberg, Gen. Weldon and
Gen. Gloyer's brigade, TO return to Mount
Holly, leaving Gen. Huntingdon and Gen.
yarnum's brigades, with the rife battalion
and Jersey militia, to watch she motions Of
the enemy, and, if possible, 10 draw them
out. They, however, declined meeting
him, and recrossed the Delaware, with all
expedition" (g)
In Prowell's History Of Camden County
can be found an interesting account Of the
battle, mostly taken from Lafayette's re-
port Of the engagement but the fullest and
best account OF the recommending before the
action, and the engagements itself, are found
in Lafayette's report to Gen. Washington,
which we quote 0erbatim.
Haddonfeld, Nov. 26, 1777.
ssDear General went down to this
place since the day before yesterday, in or
der to be acquainted Of all the roads and
grounds around the enemy. heard at my
arrival shat their main body was between
Great and Little Timber Creek since the
same evening. Yesterday morning IN re-
connoitreing about, have been told that
they were very busy il crpssing the Dela-
ware. | saw them myself in their boats,
and sent that intelligence to General Greene
as soon as possible, as every other thing l
heard Of But / want to acquaint your ex-
cellency of little event of last evening,
which. though not very considerable in
itself, will please you, on account OF the
bravery ard alacrity a small party of ours
showed on that occasion. After haYing
spent the most part of the day TO make my
self well acquainted with the certainty CT
their motions, came pretty late into the
Gloucester road between the two creeks I
had ten light-horse with Mr.. Lindsey, al
most a hundred and fifty rifemen, under
Colonel Buttler, and two piquets of the
militia, commanded by Colonels Hite and
Ellis; my whole body was not three hun
dred. Colonel Armand, Colonel Laumoy,
the Cheyaliers Duplessis and Gimat, were the
Frenchmen who went with me. A scout
of my men with whom was Mr.. Duplessis
to see how near were the first piquet from
Gloucester, found at two miles and a half
Of it strong post of three hundred and
fifty Hessians with field pieces, (what num-
Der did know by the unanimous deposition
of their rrisoners), and engaged immedi-
ately. AS my little reeonnoitreing party
was all in fine spirits, supported them.
We pushed the Hessians more than an half
a mile from the place where was there main
body and we made them run very fast. Brit
ish reinforcements came twice to them,
but very far from recovering their ground,
they always went back. The darkness Of
the night prevented us then to push that
advantage, and, after standing upon the
ground we had got, / ordered them to re-
turn very slow. to Haddonfeld. The enemy
knowing perhaps by our drums. that we
were NOT so near, came again to fire at us;
but the braye Major Morris, with part Of
his rifemen, sent them back, and pushed
them very fast. I understand that they
have had between twenty-five and thirty
wounded, at least that number killed,
among whom, am certain is an officer,
some say more. and the prisoners told
me they have lost the commandant Of that
body; we got yet this day fourteen prison
ers. I sent you the most moderate ac-
count | had from themselves. We left one
SINGLE man killed lientenant Of militia