Battle of Barren Hill

Battle of Barren Hill
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Map representing the Battle of Barren Hill
DateMay 20, 1778
Location
Barren Hill, (Present-day Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania)
Result British victory
Belligerents
United States
Oneida
Commanders and leaders
Marquis de La Fayette Sir William Howe
Sir Henry Clinton
Charles Grey
James Grant
Strength
2,400 troops
5 guns		 16,000 troops
Casualties and losses
3 killed 9–30

The Battle of Barren Hill was a minor engagement during the American Revolution. On May 20, 1778, a British Army force attempted to encircle a smaller Continental Army force then under the command of Marquis de Lafayette. The maneuver failed, and the Continental Army escaped the trap but the British took the field.

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