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==Revolutionary War==
==Revolutionary War==
Shortly after signing the Declaration of Independence, Hart became Speaker of the Assembly, the highest political rank in New Jersey. John became a marked man by both the [[British]] forces and Hessian mercenaries.<ref>[http://www.johnhart.net/ Signer of the Declaration of Independence-John Hart JohnHart.net]</ref> Tragedy soon followed, his farm, livestock, grist mills and property were destroyed. His wife lay dying when British forces invaded. John and his thirteen children fled for their lives. He lived by hiding in the forest and sleeping in caves, eluding capture. Without the Speaker, the state assembly had ajourned.
Shortly after signing the Declaration of Independence, Hart became Speaker of the Assembly, the highest political rank in colonial New Jersey. John became a marked man by both the [[British]] forces and Hessian mercenaries.<ref>[http://www.johnhart.net/ Signer of the Declaration of Independence-John Hart JohnHart.net]</ref> Tragedy soon followed, his farm, livestock, grist mills and property were destroyed. His wife lay dying when British forces invaded. John and his thirteen children fled for their lives. He lived by hiding in the forest and sleeping in caves, eluding capture. Without the Speaker, the state assembly had ajourned.
General George Washington forces had succeeded in defeating the British known as the Battle of Princeton. Hart would return to reconvene the State Assembly at Pittstown. June 22, 1778 he invited the American army to encamp on his farm. [[George Washington]] and between 6,000 and 12,000 soldiers camped in his fields having his famous Council of War at the nearby Hunt House, then set off to fight which is known as the Battle of Monmouth on June 28.
General George Washington forces had succeeded in defeating the British known as the Battle of Princeton. Hart would return to reconvene the State Assembly at Pittstown. June 22, 1778 he invited the American army to encamp on his farm. [[George Washington]] and between 6,000 and 12,000 soldiers camped in his fields having his famous Council of War at the nearby Hunt House, then set off to fight which is known as the Battle of Monmouth on June 28.