Battle of Princeton -- During the American
Revolutionary War Lt. General
Charles Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lt. Colonel Charles Mawhood in
Princeton, New Jersey. Following a surprise victory at
Trenton on early in the morning of
December 26,
1776, General
George Washington of the
Continental Army decided to attack the British in New Jersey before entering winter quarters. On
December 30, he crossed the
Delaware River back into
New Jersey as immortalize in the famous painting
Washington Crossing the Delaware. His troups following on
January 3,
1777. Because of his swift Washington was able to attack and defeat the troops at Princeton and leave before Cornwallis arrived with reinforcements.
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