▁five ▁of ▁his ▁quar ry ▁were ▁taken ▁alive . ▁Pul ask i ▁eventually ▁led ▁his ▁mounted ▁troops ▁up , ▁causing ▁Fer g us on ▁to ▁retre at ▁to ▁his ▁boats ▁minus ▁a ▁few ▁men ▁that ▁had ▁fallen ▁into ▁the ▁colon ists ' ▁hands . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁on ▁Radio ▁Road ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁Township ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁as ▁E gg ▁Har bour ▁Township ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁North am pton ▁Township ▁( now ▁Mount ▁Hol ly ▁Township ), ▁while ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁Bur ling ton ▁County . ▁It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 1 0 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Township ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Legisl ature ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁While ▁in ▁Bur ling ton ▁County , ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁form ▁Washington ▁Township ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Bass ▁River ▁Township ▁( M arch ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ). ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁Township ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Ocean ▁County ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁after ▁which ▁further ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁were ▁c eded ▁to ▁create ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Township ▁( M arch ▁ 2 3 , ▁