Battle of Millstone
Skirmish in the American Revolutionary War
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The Battle of Millstone, also known as the Battle of Van Nest's Mill, was a skirmish that occurred near the mill of Abraham Van Neste in Weston, New Jersey (near present-day Manville, New Jersey) on January 20, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. A British foraging party was flanked and driven off by forces composed mostly of New Jersey militia, depriving the British of their wagons and supplies.
This action was one of a series of skirmishes known as the Forage War that persisted in northern New Jersey through the first few months of 1777, and it demonstrated that militia companies were capable of putting up a significant fight.
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Manville, New Jersey
Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
0.2 mi awayZarephath, New Jersey
Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
1.2 mi awayMillstone River
Tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey, US
1.4 mi awayRoyce Brook
River in the United States
0.6 mi awayVan Nest – Weston Burying Ground
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0.7 mi awayFederal Creosote Superfund site
50-acre property in Manville, New Jersey
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