The Cooch’s Bridge house pictured today on the left with an AI-generated image of the battlefield (that is only an general idea of the battle and not historically accurate.).
On Sept. 3, 1777, British and Hessian troops clashed with Continental soldiers and militia near present-day Newark in the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge.
By John Riddle, Contributing Journalist, Delaware LIVE
Most Delawareans know about Valley Forge, Lexington and Yorktown.
Far fewer know that the only Revolutionary War battle fought on Delaware soil happened just outside Newark…