The Forage War was a
partisan campaign consisting of numerous small skirmishes that took place in
New Jersey during the
American Revolutionary War between January and March 1777, following the battles of
Trenton and
Princeton. After both British and
Continental Army troops entered their winter quarters in early January,
Continental Army regulars and militia companies from New Jersey and
Pennsylvania engaged in numerous scouting and harassing operations against the British and German troops quartered in New Jersey.
The British troops wanted to have fresh provisions to consume, and also required fresh forage for their draft animals and horses. General
George Washington ordered the systematic removal of such supplies from areas easily accessible to the British, and companies of American militia and troops harassed British and German forays to acquire such provisions. While many of these operations were small, in some cases they became quite elaborate, involving more than 1,000 troops. The American operations were so successful that British casualties in New Jersey (including those of the battles at Trenton and Princeton) exceeded those of the entire
campaign for New York.
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Image 9The original provinces of West and East New Jersey are shown in yellow and green respectively. The Keith Line is shown in red, and the Coxe and Barclay Line is shown in orange. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 12New Brunswick, nicknamed the Hub city and the Healthcare City, is a focus city for academia,
healthcare, and culture in New Jersey. (from New Jersey)
Image 13A heat map showing median income distribution in New Jersey by county (from New Jersey)
Image 19Nassau Hall at
Princeton University, an
Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century. (from New Jersey)
Image 26The
Atlantic City boardwalk, as seen from
Caesars Atlantic City, opened in 1870, as the world's first
boardwalk. At 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.
Image 27High-rise residential complexes in the borough of
Fort Lee (from New Jersey)
Image 36Modern map which approximates the relative size and location of the settled areas of New Netherland and New Sweden. (from History of New Jersey)
Image 37The Province of New Jersey, Divided into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys, 1777 map by
William Faden (from History of New Jersey)
Image 42Paterson, sometimes known as Silk City, has become a prime destination for an internationally diverse pool of immigrants, with at least 52 distinct ethnic groups. (from New Jersey)
Image 43Results of the 1910 gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Wilson won the counties in blue. (from History of New Jersey)