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Princeton Battlefield Society and Morven Museum & Garden to Host Local Historian and Author John Rees for Cadwalader Lecture To Discuss Black Soldiers in the American Revolution During Black History Month
Princeton Battlefield Society and Morven Museum & Garden Announce Cadwalader Lecture The Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) and Morven Museum & Garden (Morven) announced today that Morven will host the PBS…
Customized and Private Tours
Private and Group Tours of Revolutionary Washington Crossing, Trenton, and Princeton Private tours can be conducted on a date of your choice. Tour groups can be any size. For more…
Cadwalader Lecture Series
Click Here to view the Lecture that took place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at The Nassau Club in Princeton
Postscript – January 3-6, 1777
The British high command initially acknowledged losses for the day of 276 men; as more reports filtered in, the tally eventually grew to 450, or a third of the Princeton…
Day 10 – January 3, 1777: Battle of Princeton
With campfires burning on Mill Hill, Washington sent his baggage south and began the twelve-mile overnight march north to Princeton with about 6,000 men, mostly untested Pennsylvania militia in freezing…
Day 9 – January 2, 1777: Battle of Assunpink Creek (Second Trenton)
In the early morning hours, General Charles Cornwallis marched from Princeton with about 8,000 British and Hessian troops, intending to crush Washington’s ragtag army and the rebellion. Washington had positioned…
Days 7 and 8 – December 31, 1776-January 1, 1777
On December 31, 1776, with temperatures in the 30s, Washington completed his efforts of the past several days to convince his Continentals to extend their one-year enlistments, which ended that…
Days 5 and 6 – December 29-30, 1776
General Washington faced two major problems when finally deciding to move his victorious Continentals back across the Delaware River from their temporary campsite in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Justifiably, he felt obligated…
Days 3 and 4 – December 27-28, 1776
As at every difficult moment, Washington decided to convene a council of war. On the afternoon of December 27, he informed his adjutant, “I have called a meeting of the…
Day 2 – December 26, 1776: First Battle of Trenton
As Washington approached Trenton, he was astounded by the valor of his men, who had marched all night and were still eager to attack. Though a snowy tempest still whirled…