British General John Graves Simcoe and his Oct 16th 1778 Raid
	On October 16, 1778, Lieutenant John Graves Simcoe and his loyalist Queen’s Rangers launched a daring raid through the upper Raritan Valley, continuing down the Millstone River Valley as far as Somerset Courthouse. They arrived by a circuitous route at Van Veghten’s Bridge, set fire to the Dutch church and a number of flatboats on the north side of the Raritan River, then crossed to follow Millstone River Road to Somerset Courthouse. Angered by his discovery of half-starved British prisoners chained in the jail, Simcoe burned the courthouse, the jail, and several homes. The flames alerted nearby patriots who gave chase and ambushed Simcoes's party near New Brunswick. Simcoe was taken prisoner, but his Rangers escaped.
British General John Graves Simcoe