February 9, 1778

February 9, 1778 (HMLKF)

Location: Newtown, PA 18940 Bucks County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 13.645', W 74° 56.211'

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Sixteen American soldiers, guarding military uniforms being manufactured on these premises were overpowered by a raiding party of forty enemy cavalrymen and infantrymen.

In the heroic but hopeless defense of their post, five guards were killed by gunfire, four more wounded, and the others taken prisoner of war, one of whom was Major Francis Murray.

The Bucks County Historical Society
October 22, 1938 - June 14, 1976
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HM NumberHMLKF
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Year Placed1976
Placed ByThe Bucks County Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 4:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 505372 N 4453000
Decimal Degrees40.22741667, -74.93685000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 13.645', W 74° 56.211'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 13' 38.70" N, 74° 56' 12.66" W
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Area Code(s)215, 267
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 107 S State St, Newtown PA 18940, US
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