The Princeton Battlefield in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, is where American and British troops fought each other on January 3, 1777, in the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War. The battle ended when the British soldiers in Nassau Hall surrendered. This success, following those at the Battle of Trenton on December 2…
The Princeton Battlefield in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, is where American and British troops fought each other on January 3, 1777, in the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War. The battle ended when the British soldiers in Nassau Hall surrendered. This success, following those at the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776, and the Battle of the Assunpink Creek the day before, helped improve American morale.
Location: Mercer County, New Jersey
Nearest city: Princeton
Area: 681 acres (276 ha)
NJRHP No.: 1751, 1752, 1753
Boundary increases: October 10, 1989 · April 26, 2019
Designated NHLD: January 20, 1961
Designated NJRHP: May 27, 1971; May 12, 1972; April 10, 1989
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