![]() ![]() ![]() Howe then ordered his army into winter quarters, establishing a chain of outposts across New Jersey, from the Hudson River through New Brunswick to Trenton and Bordentown on the Delaware River. Washington retreated across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, taking with him all the boats for miles in each direction. He then chased Washington south toward Philadelphia. Over the next two months, General William Howe quickly gained control of New York, pushing Washington into New Jersey. In August 1776 the British army began a campaign to gain control over New York City, which was defended by George Washington's Continental Army. Main article: New York and New Jersey campaign The American operations were so successful that British casualties in New Jersey (including those of the battles at Trenton and Princeton) exceeded those of the entire campaign for New York. While many of these operations were small, in some cases they became quite elaborate, involving more than 1,000 troops. General George Washington ordered the systematic removal of such supplies from areas easily accessible to the British, and companies of American militia and troops harassed British and German forays to acquire such provisions. The British troops wanted to have fresh provisions to consume, and also required fresh forage for their draft animals and horses. After both British and Continental Army troops entered their winter quarters in early January, Continental Army regulars and militia companies from New Jersey and Pennsylvania engaged in numerous scouting and harassing operations against the British and German troops quartered in New Jersey. The Forage War was a partisan campaign consisting of numerous small skirmishes that took place in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War between January and March 1777, following the battles of Trenton and Princeton. ![]()
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