REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY

Flemington Raid Site
Rte. 202 / 31
Near Power Pro Rents
Map / Directions to the Flemington Raid Site
Map / Directions to all Flemington Revolutionary War Sites

The sign reads:
"Flemington Raid - Near here British cavalry were routed by Captain John Schenck's Militia, December 1776. British Geary was killed and buried on field." [1]

The plaque on the monument reads:
"Amwell Militia
Erected in memory of the citizen soldiers of Amwell Township, who commanded by captain John Schenck on December 14, 1776, met and drove from this field a column of the British 16th light dragoons, after killing their commander, Cornet Francis Geary. " [2]

Cornet Geary Trail / Memorial
The 'Cornet Geary Trail' sign is at Rt 202 and Cornet Way
The Memorial is at the end of a walking path that begins with steps on Gearys Ridge Rd.
Map / Directions to the Cornet Geary Trail / Memorial
Map / Directions to all Flemington Revolutionary War Sites

Please note that the Coronet Geary Memorial is located
among a residential area. The walking trail is next
to the private property of the neighbors

Please stick to the walking trail, and respect
the privacy and property of the neighbors.

The sign reads:
"Coronet Geary Trail - British officer Francis Geary killed near here in a 1776 skirmish. He is buried to the northeast off Geary's Ridge Road. " [3]

To visit the memorial, go to Geary's Ridge Road (halfway between Lowe Ct. and Taylor Ct.) Walk up the stairs. There is a walking trail that is approximately 1/4 mile. At the end of the trail is the memorial."

The Memorial reads: [4]
"To The Memory of Cornet Francis Geary. 16 (The Queen's) Light Dragoons. Born 1752. Killed in action here in the service of King George III December 14, 1776. Eldest son of Admiral Sir Francis Geary Baronet. Erected in 1907 by his great nephew Sir William Nevill M. Geary Baronet"

At the base of the memorial is a plaque about the Amwell Skirmish, which reads: [5]

"Support for the rebellion against British tyranny was at a low ebb in December 1776. The British occupied a strategic area in New Jersey and Washington's army had retreated across the Delaware River.

"The British commander in New Jersey sent Cornet Geary and a squad of Dragoons to conduct a raid on Flemington to destroy colonial supplies and to see if a determined patriot resistance existed. This force departed the main body at Pennington on December 14, 1776 and conducted the raid, but upon returning they were intercepted by the Amwell Militia.

"Determined to repulse this intrusion, Captain John Schenck had gathered the citizen soldiers. During the fierce fire fight that ensured, Geary was shot dead. The other Dragoons fled in disorder. Geary was buried nearby. This stone was erected by the Geary Family when the gravesite was confirmed in 1891.

"The action contributed to General Washington's ability to conceal Durham Boats at Bulls Island and to maintain the Old York Road supply line."