<P> The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War , fought near Princeton , New Jersey on January 3 , 1777 . Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton . Following a surprise attack at Trenton 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 . His troops followed on January 3 , 1777 . Washington advanced to Princeton by a back road , where he pushed back a smaller British force but had to retreat before Cornwallis arrived with reinforcements . The battles of Trenton and Princeton were a boost to the morale of the Continental troops , leading many recruits to join the Continental Army in the spring . </P>
<P> The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War , fought near Princeton , New Jersey on January 3 , 1777 . Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton . Following a surprise attack at Trenton 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 . His troops followed on January 3 , 1777 . Washington advanced to Princeton by a back road , where he pushed back a smaller British force but had to retreat before Cornwallis arrived with reinforcements . The battles of Trenton and Princeton were a boost to the morale of the Continental troops , leading many recruits to join the Continental Army in the spring . </P>
who led the british in the battle of princeton
who led the british in the battle of princeton
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood