Forwarded to AMREV Hessians list: From: "Chris & Caroline" <chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:13 PM > ================================ > Source: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: On this day...... 19 August > 1779: A well-led surprise attack by US revolutionary forces under Major Lee took a large number of prisoners at the British fort on the peninsula at Paulus Hook, at what is now Jersey City. The defenders were mostly local loyal New Jersey troops. The fort was saved by a small number of Hessian soldiers in British service, who held out in a redoubt. Lee retreated, having embarrassed the British but failed to destroy the fort or its guns.