"Just At Dawn We Found Ourselves In The Environs Of Princeton:" A Reinterpretation Of The Battle Of Princeton, 3 January 1777

Summary

After a series of military disasters that threatened to end the Revolution, the Battle of Princeton was the first American victory in the field against British regulars and followed on the success of the first Battle of Trenton ten days earlier. A comprehensive mapping study funded by the American Battlefield Protection Program offers a reinterpretation of the battle through the use of documentary, graphic, and archeological resources, and the correlation of the historical record with the existing terrain.  As a result of the study, several significant changes to the standard interpretation of the battle’s chronology and geographical distribution of opposing forces are presented. A thorough compilation of first-person accounts, many not previously used in battle interpretations, provide new insights into the engagement. Military terrain analysis, the use of digitized historical maps and aerial photographs, the application of a digital elevation analysis, and archaeological data further support the reinterpretations. 

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Digging With The National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program - New Battlefield Research To Start The Next 100 Years   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2016

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PaperId(s): 397