MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, GENERAL WASHINGTON RETURNS, PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD ENCAMPMENTS & MINI-REENACTMENTS

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION  – WASHINGTON RETURNS! BATTLEFIELD ENCAMPMENTS AND MINI-REENACTMENTS;

Saturday, May 24, 2014 – 11AM – 5PM, Princeton Battlefield, 500

Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Find out how the Battle of Princeton on that cold

winter’s day, January 3, 1777, saved the American Revolution. Military

encampment and mini-reenactments of the Battle of Princeton, a critical turning

point in the American Revolution and the first battle won by the Continental

Army against professional British soldiers. 

With muskets, cannon, fifes and drums, there will be tactical formations

and drills, and a combined arms assault re-enactment of the two-phased battle,

with marching, loading, and firing volleys. A special feature will be the

arrival of General Washington who will give his greetings and answer questions.

There will also be a duel with pistols between two officers, all with

the backdrop and activities of a typical American Revolution military camp with

campfires and the cooking and other domestic activities of camp followers.  A special highlight will be training for

Young Patriots and marching in formation. Presentations by Paul Loane, Commander

of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment, explaining uniforms, weapons and tactics,

including the logistics for conducting a duel. The Regiment also will be

participating in the Princeton Memorial Day Parade and the Ceremony at the

Princeton Battle Monument. The camp will be set up in the morning and struck

after 5pm. Visit the Thomas Clarke House, which was constructed circa 1772 and witnessed

the battle!  Learn more about its future

restoration. Take a guided tour of the Battlefield. And finally, author and Newark Star-Ledger

columnist Mark DiIonno, who has published 3 books including "A Guide to

New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trails", a complete collection of the

state's 350 war sites, will

be there to sign and sell his books.

Hot dogs and ice cream will be available for purchase. Presented by the

Princeton Battlefield Society and the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. For further

information on the Princeton Battlefield Society: www.ThePrincetonBattlefieldSociety.com.

For questions – contact Kip: princetonbattlefieldsocinfo@gmail.com.

Rain or shine. Free.

Photocredits go to A.J.
POCHEK