Battle of Fort Lee 

and 

New Bridge Landing

Ft. Lee - Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024

New Bridge Landing - 1201-1209 Main St. River Edge, NJ 

British General Charles Lord Cornwallis and his Hessian counterpart Col. Carl von Donop landed 5,000 troops at the base of the New Jersey Palisades to attack Fort Lee and its now—unsupported 2,000-man force. Washington and his top generals, who had narrowly escaped Fort Washington, decided to evacuate rather than risk more troops. This withdrawal began the long retreat across New Jersey, ending with Washington and his army clinging to survival on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River as Christmas 1776 approached.