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George Washington Triumphant
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The last week of 1776 was a crucial moment in the American independence. For that year the army of the new self-governing United States of America had been bested at every conflict. On Christmas Eve the British generals Cornwallis and Howe felt quite confident that their tactical and numerical superiorities had extinguished the American cause. By the end of the day on January 3, 1777, the situation had dramatically changed. General George Washington had won a stunning series of victories in New Jersey; culminating in a brief but decisive fight in the town of Princeton on the third day of the new year.
The Battle of Princeton did not drastically alter the course of history. As the final stroke in a series of blows against England, however, it helped hold off the progress of the British strategy and allowed the United States to finish its first year of fighting with a triumphant. It was one of General Washington’s finest hours.
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