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The Trenton-Princeton Campaign

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With the Continental Army threatening to dissolve around him, General George Washington led the remnants of his army across the icy Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and routed a Hessian garrison at Trenton. The subsequent victories at the Battles of Second Trenton and Princeton secured Washington's place as one of the greatest generals in world history.

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Learn how Washington's leadership during the darkest moments of the Revolution changed history.

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Now or Never: The Yorktown Campaign

Now or Never: The Yorktown Campaign

Learn more about Washington's 1781 Yorktown Campaign - the last major battle of the American Revolution.

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Revolutionary War Theater 4D Experience

This immersive movie experience traces General Washington's important military victories at Boston, Trenton, and Yorktown. See it in the 4-D theater in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center at Mount Vernon.

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The Trenton-Princeton Campaign

See paintings and photos from Washington's great winter campaign of 1776-1777

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Washington Crossing the Delaware
The March to Trenton

The March to Trenton
Washington's Continentals Approach Trenton

Washington's Continentals Approach Trenton
The Delaware River

The Delaware River
Where Washington Crossed

Where Washington Crossed
The Hessian Barracks

The Hessian Barracks
Washington at Trenton

Washington at Trenton
The Attack on Trenton

The Attack on Trenton
The Death of General Rall

The Death of General Rall
The Assunpink Creek

The Assunpink Creek
The Princeton Battlefield

The Princeton Battlefield
The Death of General Mercer

The Death of General Mercer
Washington at Princeton

Washington at Princeton
The Princeton Victory Monument

The Princeton Victory Monument
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