Cooch’s Bridge, located at Old Baltimore Pike, Wilmington, Delaware, is the site of the historic Battle of Cooch’s Bridge. Wilmington is the name of several places in the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Australia: // USA Wilmington, California Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington Manor, Delaware Wilmington Island, Georgia Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois South Wilmington, Illinois Wilmington, Massachusetts Wilmington Township, Minnesota Wilmington, New York Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington Township... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ...

Battle of Cooch’s Bridge

Fought on September 3, 1777, the Battle of Cooch's Bridge has two principle distinctions. It was the only battle of the Revolutionary War fought on Delaware soil, and marked the first time that the Stars and Stripes was flown in battle. September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in...

The battle was fought between British and Hessian troops under Generals Cornwallis, Howe, and Knyphausen and the colonial troops under General Washington. In mathematics, the Hessian matrix of a function of several real variables is the (symmetric) matrix of all second partial derivatives. ... Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (December 31, 1738-October 5, British general and colonial governor. ... For the surrealist painter, see William Howe (painter). ... General Wilhelm von Knyphausen (1716 – 1800), Hessian mercenary officer during the American Revolutionary War. ... George Washington, (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) is one of the most famous Americans (see Father of the Nation[1]). He was a gentleman farmer who became an American general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and later the first...

The engagement began August 30th, about two miles south of the bridge. The Americans harried the lead forces of the British Army using guerrilla techniques learned from the Native Americans. However, the roughly 700 colonials were greatly outmanned and outgunned Washington’s troops and slowly drove them back. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A Sioux in traditional dress including war bonnet, circa 1908. ...

By September 3rd, the colonials had dropped back to Cooch’s Bridge. A handpicked regiment of 100 marksmen under General William Maxwell laid an ambush in the surrounding cover. Over the ensuing battle, several British and Hessian charges were repelled, but the Americans soon depleted their ammunition and called a retreat. In mathematics, the Hessian matrix of a function of several real variables is the (symmetric) matrix of all second partial derivatives. ...

The property was taken by the British and several buildings were burned. General Cornwallis used the Cooch house as his headquarters for the next week as the British regrouped. American casualties numbered around 30.

Shortly after General Howe moved his troops out. On September 11th he succeeding in capturing the colonial capital of Philadelphia in the Battle of Brandywine. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... The Battle of Brandywine was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 11, 1777 near Chadds Ford on Brandywine Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ...

Present Day

Today the Bridge, House, Grist Mill, and 200-acre property are comprised in a historical site owned by the state of Delaware.

External Sources

http://www.classbrain.com/artmonument/publish/coochs_bridge_battlefield_history.shtml

http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute202/coochs/default.htm