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9 de nov. de 2009 · The Revolutionary War battles of Trenton and Princeton turned the tide for the colonies and sealed George Washington’s fate as an American hero.
27 de jun. de 2024 · Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1776–77), in the American Revolution, engagements won by the Continental Army against Hessian and British forces in New Jersey. The battles renewed confidence in the leadership of Revolutionary General George Washington and restored American morale.
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After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington ’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. The victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops.
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian auxiliaries garrisoned ...
- December 26, 1776( 1776-12-26)
- American victory [1]
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777, and ending in a small victory for the Colonials. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton.
- January 3, 1777; 247 years ago( 1777-01-03)
- American victory [1]
The Battle of Princeton was a classic meeting engagement, both sides stumbled into one another, and neither expected to fight on the ground where the battle raged. Initially, the British commander Charles Mawhood, marched his force south towards Trenton to meet the main British army, when he spotted the American column.
La batalla de Trenton tomó lugar el 26 de diciembre de 1776, durante la guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos después de la travesía del río Delaware por parte del general George Washington hacia Trenton, Nueva Jersey.
