Battle of Princeton

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Princeton was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where George Washington’s Continental Army defeated British forces, boosting Patriot morale and solidifying the momentum gained after Trenton.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Princeton canonical	34
Battle of Princeton: 1777-01-03	1
Second Battle of Trenton: 1777-01-02	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
associatedPlace	Princeton University ⓘ surface form: Princeton University campus area
associatedStructure	Nassau Hall ⓘ
belligerent	Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	Washington’s Ten Crucial Days ⓘ surface form: Ten Crucial Days
category	Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ Battles involving the United States ⓘ Battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Conflicts in 1777 ⓘ
combatant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ Charles Mawhood ⓘ George Washington ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Princeton Battlefield State Park ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (present-day)
date	1777-01-03 ⓘ
followedBy	Forage War ⓘ
front	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
hasCasualties	American casualties ⓘ British casualties ⓘ
hasParticipant	Hessian troops under British command ⓘ New Jersey militia ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
location	Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: Princeton, New Jersey
memorial	Princeton Battle Monument ⓘ
notableCommanderAmerican	George Washington ⓘ Hugh Mercer ⓘ John Sullivan ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ
notableCommanderBritish	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ Charles Mawhood ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ surface form: New Jersey campaign
precededBy	Battle of Trenton ⓘ
region	Mercer County, New Jersey ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ
significance	considered a turning point in the early phase of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ demonstrated improved effectiveness of the Continental Army ⓘ
strategicEffect	boosted Patriot morale ⓘ contributed to British evacuation of most of New Jersey ⓘ helped solidify momentum after the American victory at Trenton ⓘ
tacticUsed	flanking maneuver by Continental forces ⓘ night march around British left ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton, New Jersey, United States → historicalEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton Battlefield State Park → significantEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton Battlefield State Park → commemorates → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Battle of Trenton → followedBy → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Henry Knox → battle → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Continental Artillery → engagement → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Clarke House Museum → significantEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Ionic Colonnade and Memorial Grove → commemorates → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Ionic Colonnade and Memorial Grove → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Stony Brook → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → includesBattle → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → hasDate → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Trenton: 1777-01-02

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → hasDate → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Princeton: 1777-01-03

Hugh Mercer → notableEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Hugh Mercer → participatedIn → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Arthur St. Clair → participatedIn → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Battles of Trenton and Princeton → hasPart → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Battle of Assunpink Creek → followedBy → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton, West Virginia → namedAfter → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades → notableEngagement → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Adam Stephen → participatedInBattle → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Pennsylvania militia → participatedIn → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Forage War → precededBy → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

New Jersey militia → notableEngagement → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton Battle Monument → commemorates → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" → notableWork → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

subject surface form: John Stark

Charles Mawhood → notableBattle → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 → followedBy → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Hugh Mercer Monument in Fredericksburg, Virginia → commemoratesEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton → knownFor → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Princeton → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

Alexander Scammell → participatedIn → Battle of Princeton ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Battle of Princeton ⓘ