Samuel Griffin
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Samuel Griffin was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and slave trader from Virginia. Following his service during the American Revolutionary War as a Continental Army officer, Griffin served as
Portrait by Cosmo Alexander, c. 1770
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800
Battle of Iron Works Hill
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The Battle of Iron Works Hill, also known as the Battle of Mount Holly, was a series of minor skirmishes that took place on December 22 and 23, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The fightin
Samuel Griffin
…the pickets of Colonel Carl von Donop at Bordentown. Colonel Von Donop brought all of his 2,000 or so troops to Mount Holly to punish Griffin in the Battle of Iron Works Hill. However, the action put Von Donop's troops out of position to assist Colonel Rall in Trenton. Thus, on the morning of December 26, 1776, Washington…
Plaque commemorating Petticoat Bridge skirmish
Jäger Captain Johann Ewald