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| Stony Brook Bridge |
January
2003
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General
Washington sent a group of soldiers, led by General Mercer,
to the Stony Brook Bridge. They wanted to destroy the bridge
because the British used it to move troops between Princeton
and Trenton. As they walked towards the bridge they met British
troops led by Colonel Mahwood. They began fighting.
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The
fight looked bleak for the Americans in the beginning.
The British outnumbered them and had better weapons.
Partway through the battle American reinforcements arrived.
This didn't help them, though, and the Americans began
to retreat. General Washington rode up on horseback and
prevented the soldiers from leaving. He bravely rode
to the battlefield where he risked being shot by the
British. He wanted to rally the Americans to win the
battle. The Americans began to fight with renewed strength
and cause the British to retreat.
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General
Mercer |
Some
of the British retreated to Trenton and others went to Princeton.
The Americans followed the British to Princeton because General
Cornwallis and thousands of British troops were in Trenton.
Next: Nassau
Hall
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