Battle of Princeton
By: Aralyn Lewin
Introduction
The American Revolution war lasted from1775 until 1783. The first shots were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. The colonist were divided into Portraits and Loyalist. Before the The thirteen colonies and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the war, there were many battles fought. One of the battles was important during the struggle for American independence, was the Battle of Princeton. General George Washington was the leader who lead his troops to victory. An interesting fact about the battle was, fatalities.
General George Washington
The winning general.
Battle of Princeton
Is an American win.
Interesting fact
About 60 more British died than the Americans
The Battle
The battle that was important during the struggle for American independence that I'm writing about is the Battle of Princeton. The battle of Princeton was in New Jersey. And durring the cold winter of January. This battle took place on January 3rd, 1777. General George Washington was fighting against the British General Charles Cornwallis. On January 3rd,1777 the war for Princeton had started. The war was thugh due to the weather. It being so cold and harsh. Washington had planed to sneak attack the British witch led him to victory.there were 25-44 Americans died and 40 wounded. there were 18-100 British deaths and 58 wounded. This battle was hard to get through but the results were fantastic.
The Leader
General George Washington lead his troops to victory in the Battle of Princeton. This battle was against the British general and his troops. General Washington led his troops to victory in this battle but it was not easy. In the cold harsh trrible winter Washington was loyal to his men. And stayed by his soldiers when times were the hardest. When all the other Fenerals went to there warm homes and family's Washington stayed with his troops witch raised his moral.General George got married to a girl named Martha. General George married her after the war when he was 27. Martha had already had 2 kids so George had two step kids. General George Washington was a good man who was loyal to his country and troops.
Interesting Facts
An interesting fact about this battle is that about 60 more British died than Americans. Princeton took place on January 3rd,1777. Witch was on a Friday. General George Washington was to plan his night attack and defeat the British troops before the british General Charles Cornwallis returned with renforcement. Cornwallis had 1,400 solders under the command of ct. Colonial Charles Mawhood in Princeton. If general Cornwallis stayed in Princeton that night, we wolud have lost the battle.
Conclusion
The result of the battle of Princeton was that the Americans won the battle. And it was amazing how Geogre planed his attack and knew how it wolud end. another amazing thing was, how the men survived in the harsh weather. Most men died but enough lived so the Americans colud win the battle. With the heart and passion and intellicgence from General Geogre Washington the Americans were able to win not only the Battle of Princeton but the entire American Revolationary war.