The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 [SEP] creator
The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777
The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777 is the title of an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the death of the American General Hugh Mercer at the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. The painting was Trumbull’s first depiction of an American victory. It is one of a series of historical paintings on the war, which also includes the "Declaration
replaced with a portrait of George Washington. Tangentially, a few years before Hamilton was refused accelerated study at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) housed in Nassau Hall. He attended King's College (now Columbia University) in New York, instead.
See also.
- New Jersey during the American Revolution
- "The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777"
References.
- Bonk, David Trenton and Princeton 1777–1776, Osprey Publishing,2009
- History