Battle of Barren Hill
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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
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General James Grant, 4th of Ballindalloch was a British Army officer, colonial administrator and politician who served in the War of the Austrian Succession, French and Indian War and American War of
Battle of Barren Hill
…led west from White Marsh. The British quickly discovered that the American force was nearby and decided to attack. On May 19, 1778, around 10:30 p.m., Maj. Gen. James Grant and a 5,000-man British force, including 15 guns, was sent toward Barren Hill. The plan was to take a circuitous route leading to the junction of White…
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