Early Modern era · 1777

Battle of Princeton

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.

Battle of Princeton
Battle of Princeton · John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
3 Jan 1777
Where
Princeton Battlefield
Era
Early Modern

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Before and after

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