New Jersey's Part in the Revolutionary War

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New Jersey played a huge part in the Revolutionary War. During the war George Washington and his army spent almost half the Revolutionary War in New Jersey. From the year 1775 to 1783 New Jersey was a battle field to many important battles. For this reason New Jersey was named the cross roads of the American Revolution. Most battles were fought in southern Jersey in places like Fort Monmouth, Fort Mercer, and Trenton. Many important people made their way through northern Jersey to for example Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Thomas Paine (“American Revolution”).

The battle of Trenton was on December 25, 1976 when George Washington crossed the Delaware River with his army. There were two thousand four hundred Americans with eighteen guns. The British had one thousand four hundred Hessians with six light guns. The American’s General was George Washington. The British General was Colonel Rahl. During the battle Colonel Rahl was fatally injured. Rahl’s troops then surrendered. The Americans only had 4 wound casualties, and two froze to death. The Hessians twenty were killed, ...

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