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The battle took place on January 4 1777.

The battle took place at Princeton New Jersey.

The armies that were in the war were Britain and The U.S.

The leaders for the U.S. were George Washington, Hugh Mercer, and Major Samuel Nicholas. The leaders for Britain were Charles Mawhood.

The war was only a few days after the Battle at Trenton. He battle consisted of the Americans picking off the British soldiers until they retreated. Once they started to retreat the Americans kept chasing them until they were at the edge of town. After the war the Americans soldiers started to loot the British supplies but they knew they had to leave because Cornwallis was coming near. The causalities for the British were 18 killed, 58 wounded and 200 missing. For the Americans there were about 30 enlisted men and 14 officers killed.

The significance of this battle was that it gave America confidence that they could win the war all though the British that of this as small victories.

Nelson, Paul David. "Battle of Princeton: American Revolution." // World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. []