Philemon Dickinson's Midnight Stand at Springfield

1. Who was the commander of the New Jersey militia that stopped the British invasion?

2. What types of ordinary people made up Dickinson's militia force?

3. Why did General von Knyphausen think New Jersey would be easy to conquer?

4. How did Dickinson's militia fight the British soldiers during the battle?

5. Why was the Battle of Springfield considered so important to the American cause?