Last British Thrust Marker

Millburn, NJ

The high-water mark of the invading British army during the Battle of Springfield.

Historical Marker Database

This marker denotes the high-water mark of the invading British army during the Battle of Springfield on June 23, 1780. After a punishing retreat, the British never entered New Jersey again in force. After the battle, the British shifted their focus to the southern states.

What's Nearby

Explore more of The Liberty Trail by visiting these nearby attractions.

Historic Site

A bronze plaque mounted on a stone surrounded by greenery commemorates a June 23, 1780 militia action that halted a British advance toward Morristown.

Last British Thrust Marker

Millburn, NJ 07041

Last British Thrust Marker

Historic Site

A red‑roofed informational sign stands beside a split paved walkway in a green park, with flowers, trees, and a small bridge in the background.

Taylor Park and the Forgotten Victory Trail

Milburn, NJ 07041

0.21671206336205

Taylor Park and the Forgotten Victory Trail

Battlefield

State/County Park

Historical Marker in Millburn, NJ, that details the "Forgotten Victory" of 1780

Battle of Springfield

Millburn, NJ 07041

0.22980563059438

Battle of Springfield

Historic Site

A white wooden church with a tall clock‑tower steeple and red doors stands behind a stone‑bordered lawn with a lamppost and statue.

Springfield Presbyterian Church

Springfield, NJ 07081

1.3930248378863

Springfield Presbyterian Church

Historic Site

A tan colonial‑style house with dormer windows, brick chimneys, and a columned porch stands behind trimmed hedges and a stone retaining wall, with an American flag flying beside it.

Hessian House

Millburn, NJ 07041

1.4311820801084

Hessian House

Historic Site

Historic House

This is a sketch of a cannon stationed on a battlefield.

Cannonball House at Springfield Battlesite

Springfield, NJ 07081

1.500672617947

Cannonball House at Springfield Battlesite

Historic Site

A yellow colonial‑style house with green shutters and a steep dark roof stands behind a leafless tree, with a stone walkway leading to its green front door.

Cannonball House at Springfield Battle Site

Springfield, NJ 07081

1.500672617947

Cannonball House at Springfield Battle Site

Historic Site

A bronze plaque mounted on a stone surface commemorates a June 23, 1780 battle where Americans delayed advancing British forces near Springfield.

Vauxhall Bridge Battle Marker

Millburn, NJ 07041

1.5847621187074

Vauxhall Bridge Battle Marker

Historic Site

A bronze memorial plaque mounted on stone honors Colonel Israel Angell, featuring an engraved tribute letter from George Washington.

Col. Israel Angell Memorial and Rahway River

Springfield, NJ 07081

1.8076467033989

Col. Israel Angell Memorial and Rahway River Bridge

Historic Site

Caldwell Parsonage

Union, NJ 07083

4.0719380215589

Caldwell Parsonage

Battlefield

Connecticut Farms and Springfield

Union, NJ 07083

Militia & Continentals push back a Hessian incursion

4.6016689222009

Connecticut Farms and Springfield

Historic Site

A kiosk with informational signs stands in a grassy park beside a street, with tall buildings rising in the background.

Union Veterans Honor Roll Park

Union, NJ 07083

4.6259638815599

Union Veterans Honor Roll Park

Historic Site

Historic House

Liberty Hall

Union, NJ 07083

Former home of NJ's first elected governor

8.403443373575

Liberty Hall

Historic Site

Battle of Connecticut Farms and Liberty Hall

Union, NJ 07083

8.403443373575

Battle of Connecticut Farms and Liberty Hall Museum

Historic Site

A tall brown stone Gothic‑style church tower with pointed arches and ornate spires rises above trees under a bright blue sky.

Saint John’s Episcopal Church

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

10.341878305125

Saint John’s Episcopal Church

Historic Site

A tall brick church with a white clock‑tower steeple rises above a fenced grassy area with trees under a bright blue sky.

First Presbyterian Church and Elizabethtown

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

10.398130519938

First Presbyterian Church and Elizabethtown Academy

Historic Site

A light‑stone courthouse stands behind a grassy area with a tree, a small cannon monument, and a historical marker noting the site of an early borough courthouse built before the Revolution.

Cannon at Elizabeth Courthouse

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

10.454929716459

Cannon at Elizabeth Courthouse

Historic Site

A red historic house with white trim and twin brick chimneys stands behind a flagpole and walkway lined with bushes.

Boxwood Hall State Historic Site

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

10.671149507546

Boxwood Hall State Historic Site

Historic Site

A two‑story yellow colonial house with dark brown trim and twin brick chimneys stands behind a small front porch and brick walkway.

Nathaniel Bonnell House

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

10.77147321284

Nathaniel Bonnell House

Historic Site

A tan historic building with green shutters and a columned porch stands along a brick sidewalk, shaded by large trees and marked by a streetlamp flying an American flag.

Stage House Inn

Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

11.058868992152

Stage House Inn

Historic Site

A colonial era militia statue enclosed by a circular black fence stands in a small plaza with an American flag behind it, surrounded by multi‑story city buildings under a bright blue sky.

Minuteman Statue

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

11.525011423773

Minuteman Statue

Historic Site

A large bronze monument shows soldiers and civilians in dramatic motion, with horses and figures emerging from a rugged base in an outdoor urban park.

Military Park

Newark, NJ 07102

11.902560545843

Military Park

State/County Park

Historic Site

Elizabethtown Point

Elizabeth, NJ 07206

13.380559839372

Elizabethtown Point

Historic Site

A black cannon sits atop a small stone structure with a glass window, surrounded by green trees under an overcast sky.

The Battle of Short Hills

Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

13.606133557989

The Battle of Short Hills

Historic Site

A wooden entrance gate stands at the Old Barracks Museum, built from two tall posts and a horizontal beam. Beyond the gate, a gravel path leads to historic stone and brick buildings with red trim, surrounded by trees and greenery.

New Jersey Brigade Area

Morristown, NJ 07960

15.517628184469

New Jersey Brigade Area

National Park

Historic House

Ford Mansion

Morristown, NJ 07960

15.540333726299

Ford Mansion

Historic Site

Historic House

Drake House

Plainfield, NJ 07060

Washington's HQ prior to the battle of Short Hills

16.017407093948

Nathaniel Drake House

Historic Site

Early 20th century post card depicting the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, NJ

Morristown Church

Morristown, NJ 07960

16.584372808376

First Presbyterian Church

Historic Site

Gardens & Grounds

Morristown Green

Morristown, NJ 07960

Where France committed to the cause of Independence

16.620392370416

Morristown Green

Historic Site

Arnold's Tavern

Morristown, NJ 07960

Washington's HQ for the first Morristown encampment

16.690772599306

Arnold's Tavern

National Park

Fort/Outpost

Fort Nonsense

Morristown, NJ 07960

16.942553765193

Fort Nonsense

Historic Site

Lafayette Tour Marker, Staten Island, New

Staten Island, NY 10302

17.434937466237

Lafayette Tour Marker, Staten Island, New York (NY-120)

State/County Park

Historic House

Original outbuilding of Lord Stirling's Manor in New Jersey

Lord Stirling's Manor Site

Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Private estate of Lord Stirling

18.878636651643

Lord Stirling's Manor Site

National Park

Historic Site

Morristown

Morristown, NJ 07960

Site of two Continental winter encampments

19.255522340119

Morristown

National Park

Historic Site

Jockey Hollow

Morristown, NJ 07960

20.117211938147

Jockey Hollow

State/County Park

Historic House

Dey Mansion

Wayne, NJ 07470

Washington's HQ before the winter camp at Morristown

22.579373444377

Dey Mansion

State/County Park

Battlefield

Paulus Hook

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Patriot morale is restored in New Jersey

22.924443403373

Paulus Hook

Historic Site

Historic House

Governor's Mansion

Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

Mansion of Benjamin Franklin's Loyalist son, William

24.699628670967

Royal Governor's Mansion

Historic Site

Fort Wadsworth

Staten Island, NY 10305

Historic Fort under British Occupation 1776-1783

25.000565321904

Fort Wadsworth

Historic Site

Museum

Fraunces Tavern Museum

New York, NY 10004

Visit New York's Revolutionary past

25.197887897389

Fraunces Tavern Museum

National Park

Historic Site

Federal Hall

New York, NY 10005

Site where Washington took the first oath of office

25.251560273264

Federal Hall | National Memorial New York

Historic Site

Abraham Staats House

South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

26.165327020515

Abraham Staats House

Historic Site

Historic House

Staats House

South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

Von Steuben's Middlebrook HQ that hosted Washington

26.165327020515

Staats House

Historic Site

Four Chimneys Marker

Brooklyn, NY 11201

26.423984434578

Four Chimneys Marker

Historic Site

Historic House

Cornelius Low House

Piscataway, NJ 08854

26.771715203906

Cornelius Low House

Historic Site

Museum

Center for Brooklyn History

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Part of the Brooklyn Library with Rev War Resources

26.889415596752

Center for Brooklyn History

Historic Site

Buccleuch Mansion

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

27.203024681201

Buccleuch Mansion

State/County Park

Historic Site

East Jersey Old Town Village

Piscataway, NJ 08854

27.272566349098

East Jersey Old Town Village

Historic Site

Battlefield

The Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, NY 11232

27.49712755541

The Green-Wood Cemetery

Historic Site

Historic House

Old Stone House

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Explore Revolution Brooklyn from 1776 - 1783

27.924965700724

Old Stone House

Historic Site

Fort/Outpost

Painting of Henry Knox's Pluckemin Cantonment in New Jersey

Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment

Bedminister, NJ 07921

28.902354346527

Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment

Historic Site

Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Museum in Brooklyn with Rev War collections

29.695537600605

Brooklyn Museum

Historic Site

Historic House

Jacobus Vanderveer House

Bedminister, NJ 07921

29.817751778482

Jacobus Vanderveer House

Historic Site

State/County Park

Van Veghten House

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Greene's Headquarters at Middlebrook

29.933008316205

Van Veghten House

Battlefield

Harlem Heights

New York, NY 10027

Confident British forces are checked in battle

30.688408736796

Harlem Heights

Historic Site

Historic House

Wallace House

Somerville, NJ 08876

Washington's HQ at the Middlebrook encampment

31.447317671069

Wallace House

Historic Site

Old Dutch Parsonage

Somerville, NJ 08876

31.455524825093

Old Dutch Parsonage

Historic Site

Historic House

New Bridge

River Edge, NJ 07661

Site along Washington's Retreat route from NY

31.509885262772

Historic New Bridge Landing