"Washington at the Battle of Princeton"

"George Washington of the Princeton War on January 3, 1777" was painted by Charles Wilson Peale, one of America's most famous early artists in 1784. This portrait is unique as it is one of the few Washington people in Washington. It is a lifetime. The university paid for peel with a gift of 50 grams from Guinea Washington was once a sign of his respect and paid war damages for Nassau Hall.

In the background of the portrait, standing in the Nassau hall, under a sword raised in Washington, it appeared from the South in 1777. The site suggested the end of the battle: the flag of England retreated to the building, the red flag; the US military led by the blue flag, progress. At the foot of Washington, general Hugh Mercer of the same name in Mercer County, New Jersey was fatally bruised in battle. Behind Washington there is a surgeon and another official with the American flag.

Portrait information: Charles Wilson Peel, American, 1741-1827. Oil on the canvas, 237.0 x 144.5 cm. (watch). Princeton University is entrusted to the trustee. Photo: Bruce M. White. You can reproduce it only with the written permission of the Princeton University Art Museum.

The George Washington equestrian statue of Washington, DC depicts him in Princeton War. At the ceremony 's speech of the tribute of the statue of the statue of February 22, 1860, the sculptor Clark Mills said: "The selection of representatives of this statue was done in the Princeton battle. Adjacent to the enemy, his Horses refused to go any further, but when a brave rider sat on the reins without fear, he stood and trembled, calm and majestic, he is always the main of freedom I believed it was the hand of Providence to solve the problem. "

Definition of the battle of Princeton: The battle of Princeton was a military clash between the British kingdom and 13 colonies of North America during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Year and date of the battle of Princeton on Friday, January 3, 1777. The battlefield between the British army and the American army in the Princeton battle is in Princeton, New Jersey. The Princeton War ended with the victory of American settlers. The Battle of Trenton was an amazingly important victory for Americans and it was a serious victory for the Hessian army. American morale is increasing, patriots face different conflicts and are striving to be independent of British rule. General William Howe dispatched Sir Charles Cornwallis to destroy American rebels by powerful military strength