battle, early modern
Battle of Pine's Bridge
Battle of Pine's Bridge was a battle fought on 14 May 1781 at Yorktown, in what is now New York, United States. The recorded result: British victory.
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Record
| Date | 14 May 1781 | |
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| Place | Yorktown, New York, United States 41.196N, 73.873W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 140 infantry; 60 Cavalry | |
| Casualties and losses | 31 dead and 21 taken prisoners | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Stony Point 1779, 9.8 km NW
- Battle of Young's House 1780, 12 km SE
- Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery 1777, 17 km NW
- Battle of White Plains 1776, 20 km SE
- Battle of Edgar's Lane 1778, 22 km S
Elsewhere in 1781
- Siege of Yorktown United States
- Battle of the Chesapeake
- Battle of Cowpens United States
- Battle of Dogger Bank
- Siege of Pensacola United States
Battle of Pine's Bridge is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (69 in New York).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28873507, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pine's Bridge, revision 1374668875, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.