The Battle of Princeton (New Jersey): General George Washington, commanding the Continental Army, defeats a force of 1,200 regulars of the Army of Great Britain, commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.

       [restored 7/29/2021]

Subsequent Events:

1/6/1777                   7/15/1777                  4/25/1781

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 22.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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