Battle of Barren Hill

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Battle of Barren Hill
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date May 20, 1778 Location Barren Hill (Present-day Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania) Result British victory
Belligerents
United States Oneida[1]	Great Britain Hesse-Kassel
Commanders and leaders
Marquis de La Fayette	Sir William Howe Sir Henry Clinton Charles Grey James Grant
Strength
2,200 troops 5 guns	16,000 troops
Casualties and losses
3 killed	9[2]

The Battle of Barren Hill was a minor engagement during the American Revolution. On May 20, 1778, a British Army force attempted to encircle a smaller Continental Army force then under the command of Marquis de Lafayette. The maneuver failed, and the Continental Army escaped the trap but the British took the field.