New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry
The Untold Story of Colonel Tye & Captain Huddy
Published on 11. November 2025
208 pages
978-1-4671-7324-7 (ISBN)
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A Tale of Two Foes
After the Battle of Monmouth Court House, in June 1778, the Revolutionary War in Monmouth County devolved into skirmishes between local militias and British Loyalists. Chief among these warring factions were revered rebel hero Captain Joshua Huddy and his fierce rival, a runaway enslaved Black man called Colonel Tye, who fought for the British. Attempting to bring the captured Huddy to prison, Tye was killed in battle, and when Loyalists murdered Huddy without benefit of trial two years later, the resulting international outrage jeopardized Benjamin Franklin's Paris peace treaty negotiations. Only when Marie Antoinette pleaded with George Washington to stop the retaliatory hanging of a young British lieutenant did the peace talks resume.
Author Rick Geffken reveals the stories of these two obscure enemies who died and rose to fame for their beliefs in independence.
After the Battle of Monmouth Court House, in June 1778, the Revolutionary War in Monmouth County devolved into skirmishes between local militias and British Loyalists. Chief among these warring factions were revered rebel hero Captain Joshua Huddy and his fierce rival, a runaway enslaved Black man called Colonel Tye, who fought for the British. Attempting to bring the captured Huddy to prison, Tye was killed in battle, and when Loyalists murdered Huddy without benefit of trial two years later, the resulting international outrage jeopardized Benjamin Franklin's Paris peace treaty negotiations. Only when Marie Antoinette pleaded with George Washington to stop the retaliatory hanging of a young British lieutenant did the peace talks resume.
Author Rick Geffken reveals the stories of these two obscure enemies who died and rose to fame for their beliefs in independence.
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Rick Geffken has authored numerous articles on New Jersey history and presented historical papers at the New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference, the New Jersey Education Association, the New Jersey Library Association and the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton). This is Rick Geffken's fourth book for Arcadia Publishing/The History Press.
Content
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Principal Characters
1. Black Point
2. Huddys of Burlington and Salem
3. Corlies of Shrewsbury
4. The Runaway
5. The Refugee
6. Corlies in the Revolution
7. Jewstown/Colts Neck
8. Huddy at the Crossroads
9. Monmouth Court House
10. Colonel Tye
11. Toms River Connection
12. Black Point, the Backstory
13. An Endless Cycle of Revenge
14. Blockhouse Disaster
15. The Road to Gravelly Point
16. Repercussions, Foreign and Domestic
17. Beatification, Negligence & Redemption
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Principal Characters
1. Black Point
2. Huddys of Burlington and Salem
3. Corlies of Shrewsbury
4. The Runaway
5. The Refugee
6. Corlies in the Revolution
7. Jewstown/Colts Neck
8. Huddy at the Crossroads
9. Monmouth Court House
10. Colonel Tye
11. Toms River Connection
12. Black Point, the Backstory
13. An Endless Cycle of Revenge
14. Blockhouse Disaster
15. The Road to Gravelly Point
16. Repercussions, Foreign and Domestic
17. Beatification, Negligence & Redemption
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
