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REAL-TIME TOUR OF THE BATTLE OF PRINCETON, NEW YEAR'S DAY

As part of Patriots Week and the New Jersey First Day Hikes
Program, and to kick-off the Princeton Battlefield Society’s celebration of New
Jersey’s 350th Anniversary, on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2014, the
Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) is sponsoring a real-time tour of the
Battle of Princeton.  This Battle, which
actually took place on January 3, 1777, was the first battle won against the
professional British Army and a crucial turning point in the American
Revolution. Join British Army Historian William P. Tatum III, Society Trustee
and a reenactor, to trace the steps of American and British units at the same
time of day as the original battle. Attendees will come away with a better
understanding of the rigors of eighteenth-century combat and a deeper
appreciation of the engagement at Princeton. Pending permission from the Park
Superintendent, also expect a musket volley demonstration. There is no charge
for this tour, though donations to PBS for the renovation of the Thomas Clarke
House where General Mercer died, construction for which will be starting this
Spring, will be much appreciated (suggested donation of $5 per person).
Attendees should wear warm clothes and stout shoes or boots. The tour will be
walking intensive over variable ground. Please contact Will Tatum at princetonbattlefieldtours@gmail.com
with any questions and to RSVP for the tour. The tour begins at 7:30 AM and
will conclude around 9:30 AM at the Thomas Clarke House at Princeton
Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton, NJ 08540. Plenty of free
parking.  For additional information
about Patriots Week go to: www.patriotsweektrenton.com,
and for the Princeton Battlefield Society and
becoming a member or making a donation, please go to our website: www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com.




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