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Battle of Springfield: Marker of the Last Thrust in the Battle of Springfield, June 23, 1780
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Photographs of the plaque outside Millburn Town Hall marking the site of the last thrust in the Battle of Springfield. The plaque reads: The last and deepest thrust toward Morristown and Washington's supplies was stopped here by the American Militia on June 23, 1780. After a punishing retreat, the British never entered New Jersey again in force.
The boulder was installed during the New Jersey Tercentenary celebrations on October 16, 1964.
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