Next to Queen's Bridge, there is a spot with several signs with information about the Battle of Bound Brook. The South Battlefield was here.
The Queen's Bridge plaque states that: "During the American Revolution this bridge was used at various times by both American and British armies. At this spot on January 4, 1777, General Washington made the final decision to abandon any intention of attacking New Brunswick. He instead moved his army northward to winter quarters at Morristown. Thus ended the victorious Trenton-Princeton campaign, saving the Revolution."
According to the "Battle of Bound Brook plaque: "At dawn on April 13, 1777 Hessian Captain Ewald’s assault over the stone bridge across the Bound Brook was pinned down by “murderous fire” from American soldiers stationed in the Half Moon Battery.
Advancing North along present day Easton Avenue a column of approximately 1,000 troop and artillery , under command of Hessian Colonel Donop , pushed aside American outposts and arrived at their point 15 minutes after Ewalds attack had faltered.
Advancing over The Queen’s Bridge, Donop’s troops engaged the Americans forcing them to withdraw from the battery . With the American withdrawal, Donop’s Ewalds’ and British General Grants troops advanced and fought through the streets of Bound Brook.
After the battle the combined British / Hessian army of approximately 4,000 men returned to their bases around New Brunswick via River Road and this route, looting many homestead along the way."
The Abraham Staats House offers tours by appointment, and has special events.
For full information about the house's history, tours and events,, visit the Abraham Staats House Website: www.staatshouse.org
The Abraham Staats House served as the headquarters of General von Steuben during the second Middlebrook Encampment (1779).
Sources: The information on this page was drawn from South Bound Brook historic markers and plaques.
