Battle of Quinton's Bridge | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Benjamin Holme | John Graves Simcoe | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300 | 1,200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30–40 killed, wounded and missing | 1 wounded |
The Battle of Quinton's Bridge was a minor battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on March 18, 1778, during the British occupation of Philadelphia. New Jersey militia companies defending a bridge across Alloway Creek in Salem County, New Jersey, were lured into a trap by British Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood and suffered significant casualties.