W3R-NJ cordially invites you to attend its 4th Annual Breakfast at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, Princeton featuring guest speaker Robert Selig, who will discuss his recent research on the Battle of Princeton, 'Where was the Battle of Princeton really fought ?' Standard accounts of the battle, 3 January 1777, focus on the initial phase of the encounter which occurred on the grounds of the current state park. They erroneously place General Mercer's forces on the road along the Stony Brook, tasked with breaking down the bridge at Worth's Mill while General Mifflin and his men are said to march in the rear of General Cadwallader's Pennsylvania militia. The German Regiment under Colonel Hausegger usually gets lost in the shuffle.
This presentation, which is based on the recently released 2010 ABPP study of the Battle of Princeton, will take a critical look at this scenario which ignores much of the battlefield outside the state park and present answers to the question of where opposing forces really were on the battlefield. It presents alternatives to the generally accepted geographic boundaries of the battlefield while stressing the need to protect those parts that are subjected to immense development pressure.
Dr. Selig is a Professor of History and Historical Consultant to the National Park Service for the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Project
The event commences at 9:30 AM. Advance reservations are required/ $25 per person. For reservations and and additional information, please call:
908-930-6491
Email: info@w3r-nj.com
Phone: 732-627-0797
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