Occupied New Jersey

December–January, 1776/77: Thousands of non-combatants- men, women, and children, patriots, loyalists, and neutrals- are caught up in the horrors of war when the fighting comes to New Jersey. Learn their stories and what life was like for civilians during the darkest hours of the War for Independence.

• PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK, NJ

The Battle of Princeton

January 3, 1777: One last bold gamble, as Washington’s exhausted army marches the frozen backroad toward the British-occupied town of Princeton. But the Continental army is not the only force on the move…