Talk:Batsto Village, New Jersey
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[edit] Decisive Reveolutionary War battle
Batsto was the cause of an important battle in the Revolutionary War. As noted in the article, the iron works were supplying the Continental Army, primarily with cannon and musket balls. It was important enough that the British decided to attack. However, the British preferred to bring troops by boat up the Little Egg Harbor River. This was a major strategic blunder. The "river" is relatively shallow, which slowed the attack. And the river has a large number of bends... some of which are so tight they create peninsulas... offering land-based snipers ample opportunity to target the attackers. (I've canoed the river many times and I can attest to the shallowness and windiness.) In the end, the attack was repulsed, leaving the iron works to continue supplying the colonists.
Reference: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/county/atlantic/Pinelands/ChestnutNeck.htm
Dan Greenberg (dangreenberg at hotmail) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.115.113.144 (talk) 02:22:48, August 18, 2007 (UTC)
