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Bergen County Historical Society: Retreat to Victory, Events of November of 1776

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Some visitors come dressed for the part too, like this student of history.
Come find out more at this year’s event Nov 18 & 19th.

photo courtesy of Bergen County Historical Society

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

River Edge NJ, On the cold, drizzly morning of November 20, 1776, a mere four months after the Second Continental Congress declared us to be an independent nation, the mighty British army mounted an invasion of Bergen County. Their goal was the capture of the American garrison at Fort Lee; the garrison’s only means of escape lay across a small wooden drawbridge at New Bridge Landing in what is now River Edge and New Milford.

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