Fort Mercer

Fort Mercer was an earthen fort on the eastern shores of the Delaware River in New Jersey that was constructed by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The fort was built in 1777 by Polish engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko under the command of George Washington. Along with Fort Mifflin on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River to its west, Fort Mercer was designed to block the British advance on the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia during the Philadelphia campaign.

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  Siege of Fort Mifflin ⓘ
  1777 military action in the American Revolutionary War

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  Battle of Germantown ⓘ
  October 1777 battle during the American Revolutionary War

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  Battle of Red Bank ⓘ
  1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey

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  Battle of Gloucester ⓘ
  1777 battle

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  Battle of White Marsh ⓘ
  1777 American Revolutionary War battle

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  Battle of Matson's Ford ⓘ
  1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War

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  Battle of Barren Hill ⓘ
  1778 minor battle of the American Revolutionary War

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  1985 MOVE bombing ⓘ
  deaths of 11 people at the hands of police in Philadelphia, USA

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  Fort Beversreede ⓘ
  fort in Pennsylvania

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  Fort Mecoponacka ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fort Nassau ⓘ
  Dutch trading post and fortification beside the "South River" in today's New Jersey

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  Fort New Gothenburg ⓘ
  New Sweden

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  Fort Nya Gothenborgh ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fort Nya Korsholm ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fort Mifflin ⓘ
  on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  

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  Fort Mercer ⓘ
  earthwork fort

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  USS Becuna ⓘ
  1944 Balao-class submarine

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  USS New Jersey ⓘ
  1942 Iowa-class battleship

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  USS Olympia ⓘ
  1892 protected cruiser

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  Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial ⓘ
  museum in Camden, New Jersey

Frameless

The takeing of Miss Mud I'land (BM 1868,0808.4557 1)

Map of the Delaware River, Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia and vicinity, 1777

Philadelphia - Howe Survey - 1777

Draft of roads in New Jersey. LOC gm71005450

Les marches du corps du Lord Cornwallis de Billinsport jusqu'a Philadelphia au mois de Novembre, 1777. LOC gm71000675

Red Banke. LOC gm71002224

The taking of Miss Mud I'land LCCN2004673331

Plan of engagement with British ships near Red Bank, New Jersey, October 22 and 23, 1777 (2675457104)

224 of 'Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ... relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the State. (With illustrations.)' (11023438656)

232 of '(Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ... relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the State. (With illustrations.))' (11232509463)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
timelineTypessite,event
timelineArrayArray
event	armed conflict	1777	Siege of Fort Mifflin	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Battle of Germantown	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Battle of Red Bank	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Battle of Gloucester	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Battle of White Marsh	battle, United States, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Battle of Matson's Ford	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Barren Hill	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1985	1985 MOVE bombing	airstrike, botched police raid	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Barnegat	lightvessel	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Fort Mercer	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Canon	gunboat, Asheville-class gunboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Edgar F. Coney	tug	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Forrest Sherman	Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Forrestal	supercarrier, Forrestal-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS John F. Kennedy	supercarrier, Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Pennsylvania	ship of the line	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rush	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1980	USNS Mohawk	Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug, tug	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1801	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	shipbuilding, shipyard, historic district	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1996	Philly Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1844	Neafie & Levy	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1859	Reaney, Son & Archbold	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1866	Birely, Hillman & Streaker	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1871	Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		John H. Mathis & Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1830	William Cramp & Sons	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1864	John Roach & Sons	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1899	New York Shipbuilding Corporation	shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1917	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.	shipbuilding, former entity, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Beversreede	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Mecoponacka	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nassau	factory, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort New Gothenburg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nya Gothenborgh	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nya Korsholm	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1771	Fort Mifflin	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1777	Fort Mercer	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Becuna	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, military museum, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS New Jersey	preserved watercraft, museum ship, fast battleship, United States Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1892	USS Olympia	preserved watercraft, protected cruiser, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		The takeing of Miss Mud I'land (BM 1868,0808.4557 1)		Commons
commons	image		Map of the Delaware River, Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia and vicinity, 1777		Commons
commons	image		Philadelphia - Howe Survey - 1777		Commons
commons	image		Draft of roads in New Jersey. LOC gm71005450		Commons
commons	image		Les marches du corps du Lord Cornwallis de Billinsport jusqu'a Philadelphia au mois de Novembre, 1777. LOC gm71000675		Commons
commons	image		Red Banke. LOC gm71002224		Commons
commons	image		The taking of Miss Mud I'land LCCN2004673331		Commons
commons	image		Plan of engagement with British ships near Red Bank, New Jersey, October 22 and 23, 1777 (2675457104)		Commons
commons	image		224 of 'Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ... relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the State. (With illustrations.)' (11023438656)		Commons
commons	image		232 of '(Historical Collections of the State of New Jersey ... relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the State. (With illustrations.))' (11232509463)		Commons