Views: 19,119 “The entertainment began with a discharge of 13 cannons at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.” The Grand Alliance Ball – Sunday, February 18, 1779 , Pluckemin, New Jersey In February 1790 the Pluckemin Academy in Bedminster Township, New Jersey became the setting for one of the most remarkable celebrations of the Revolutionary era. … Continue reading 1779 – French Alliance Ball – Pluckemin New Jersey Historical Quotes