 Now the intense fighting erupted and the battlefield was soon stained by the blood of both British and American men. But the Americans had the initiative and they pounded the Redcoats. The British broke ranks and began to flee. The Patriots were on their way to another victory. They chased them until about 200 Redcoats actually sought refuge in Nassau Hall on what would become the campus of Princeton University. There's a great legend that a young Alexander Hamilton unleashed a barrage of artillery