Identifier: battlesinjerseys00arms (find matches)
Title: The battles in the Jerseys and the significance of each
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Armstrong, William Clinton, 1855- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Newark? N.J.) The New Jersey society of the Sons of the American revolution
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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THE BATTLE OF ASSANPINK On December 29th, L776, Washington crofrom the Pennsylvania shore to Trenton with a portion of his troops. Having ordered others tocross at points Lower on the river, he Boon collihis whole army together and on .January 2nd laidout an entrenched camp on the south hank ofAssanpink creek, facing north, with his left touch-ing the Delaware. II»- had 5,000 men; the banksof the stream were steep and wooded; and hesecured the bridge and fords with earthworks andartillery. He learned that Cornwallis had concen-trated the British divisions at Princeton and wasthen approaching Trenton determined to crushthe audacious r< bels who had dared to re-enter the\ s. \V kshington was anxious to avoid a fight that so he posted guards at three different points on the road leading from Princeton; he himself visited these outposts on a tour of inspection and d Greene In command, with orders to delay the British as much as possible. As Greenes men retired under pressure, Washingt

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