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Princeton
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| | 1777 | Cadwalader, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton General John Cadwalader fights for the American victory over the British
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| 1777 | Greene, Nathaniel | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1777 | Hamilton, Alexander | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton
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| 1777 | Haslet, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Colonel John Haslet of Delaware replaces General Mercer and was killed by a shot to the head
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| 1777 | Mercer, Hugh | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton General Mercer is wounded but refuses to surrender, he dies nine days later
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| 1777 | Sullivan, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1777 | Washington, George | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton After the battle, Cornwallis abandons many of his posts in New Jersey, and orders his army to retreat to New Brunswick
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| 3rd Jan Princeton Defeats the British, New Jersey
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| 3rd Jan Princeton The battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army
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| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan
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| 1890 | Wilson, Thomas Woodrow | |
| Princeton Appointed Professor of Jurisprudence & Political Economy
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| 1902 | Wilson, Thomas Woodrow | |
| Princeton Appointed President of Princeton
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