Second Battle of Gloucester

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[edit] Battle of Gloucester (1777)

Battle of Gloucester
Part of American Revolutionary War
Date November 25, 1777
Location Gloucester
Result Patriot victory
Combatants
Continental soldiers British regulars
Commanders
Marquis de Lafayette Lord Cornwallis
Campaigns and theaters
Boston campaignCanadian theater (1775–76)New York and New JerseySaratoga campaignPhiladelphia campaignWestern theaterSullivan expeditionSouthern theaterWest Indies and Gulf CoastNaval operations

The Battle of Gloucester was fought between Continental soldiers under the Marquis de Lafayette and British regulars under Lord Cornwallis. This conflict was part of the American Revolutionary War.