the public about the battle. The state government also proposed to allow archaeologists to excavate the site, in the hope of locating unmarked graves of those involved in the conflict. The family pledged to donate twenty percent of the sale to the Cooch's Bridge Historic District Fund, which provides funding the ongoing preservation of the site. Citations General references Boatner, Mark Mayo, Cassell's Biographical Dictionary of the American War of Independence 1763–1783, Cassell, London, 1966, . 2003 Da Capo reprint, . Ward, Christopher L., The Delaware Continentals, 1776–1783, The Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, 1941, . Conflicts in 1777 1777 in the United States Battles involving the United States Battles involving Hesse-Kassel Battles involving Ansbach-Bayreuth Battles involving Great Britain Cooch Cooch Newark, Delaware 1777 in Delaware