Alexander Scammell was an American military officer and attorney who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded on September 30, 1781, near Yorktown and subse
Transcript of General Orders from Colonel Alexander Scammell, 1780
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777, and ending in a small victory for the Colonials. General Lord Cornwallis h
The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 John Trumbull
General George Washington at Trenton on the night of January 2, 1777 by John Trumbull (1792)
The Battle of Princeton by James Peale (1782), depicts Washington and his headquarters flag.
Site of Joseph Moulder's battery. Mawhood's British troops attacked uphill toward this position.