THE BATTLE OF TRENTON WAR MEMORIAL PAVER
BY DECEMBER OF 1776 THE CONTINENTAL ARMY HAD WITHDRAWN IN DISARRAY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THE BRITISH WERE CONFIDENT THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF WEEKS OR MONTHS BEFORE GENERAL WASHINGTON CAPITULATED. THEN IN A REMARKABLE TURN OF EVENTS, ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE DAY FOLLOWING, THE AMERICAN FORCES REGROUPED AND LAUNCHED A SURPRISE COUNTER-ATTACK ON TRENTON, THEREBY INFUSING NEW LIFE INTO THE REVOLUTIONARY CAUSE AND CHANGING THE COURSE OF THE WAR.
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Listing Details
- Public
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR
- War Memorial Bricks and Pavers
- 2004
- SOUTH RIVER WALK PARK
- 08611
- GARY NIGH
- COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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