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Battle of Barren Hill
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| Battle of Barren Hill | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Oneida[1] | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Marquis de La Fayette |
 Sir William Howe Sir Henry Clinton Charles Grey James Grant | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,200 troops 5 guns | 16,000 troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 killed | 9[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Barren Hill was a minor engagement during the American Revolution. On May 20, 1778, a British Army force attempted to encircle a smaller Continental Army force then under the command of Marquis de Lafayette. The maneuver failed, and the Continental Army escaped the trap but the British took the field.
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