“Experience the Battle of Princeton and the Lineage Organization Wreath Commemoration

The Reenactment of the Battle of Princeton took place on the cold but sunny Princeton Battlefield State Park on January 5, 2025. Temperatures were in the high 20s; winds were at 15mph. Over 1,700 citizens and 300 dedicated reenactors and support staff were on the field to lend justice to the day’s historic significance. A few major supporters, including Caroline and Peter Travers, Lorna Hainesworth, Wawa, the New Jersey Society Sons of the Revolution, and the Sons of the American Revolution made the reenactment possible. Attending included, Princeton Mayor, Mark Freda, NJDEP’s Mark Texel, Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and Revolution NJ Executive Director, Carrie Fellows, Rosemary Kelley, Daughters of the American Revolution, Ken McKeever, Jon Mclean, Ben Strong, Sons of the Revolution, Jim McNeally, Society of the Cincinnati, Jennifer Martin, Exec. Dir., Friends of Washington Crossing, Brad Fay, Victory Town Coord., Washington Rochembeau Trail. SAR Color Guard members from NJSSAR, PASSAR, ESSSAR, and VASSAR were led by NJSSAR Acting Commander Ed Glidden.

Registered Reenactor Unit included:

Continental Units
1st Continental Regiment
1st Delaware Regiment
1st Maryland Regiment
1st New Hampshire Regiment
Colonel Ogden’s 1st New=Jersey Regiment
1st New York Regiment, McCracken’s Coy.
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
1st Rhode Island Regiment
2nd Massachusetts Regiment
2nd New Jersey Regiment, Helm’s Coy.
2nd Virginia Regiment
2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons
3rd New Jersey Regiment (The Jersey Grays)
4th Connecticut Regiment
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons
5th New York Regiment
5th Pennsylvania Regiment
6th Connecticut Regiment
6th Pennsylvania Regiment
7th Virginia Regiment
9th Pennsylvania Regiment, Light Infantry Coy.
11th Pennsylvania Regiment
24th Connecticut Militia Regiment
Clotz’s Battalion of the Flying Camp
Glover’s Marblehead Regiment
Heard’s Brigade of New Jersey Militia
Lamb’s Artillery
Lt. Trevet’s Coy. of Marines
Light Horse of the City of Philadelphia
Moses Hazen’s 2nd Canadian Regiment
Mott’s Artillery
Northampton County Militia
Outwater’s Militia
The German Regiment
The Pennsylvania State Regiment
Schott’s Independent Company
Spencer’s Additional Continental Regiment
United Train of Artillery
Washington’s Crossing Fifes and Drums
West Jersey Artillery

Registered Crown Units
1st Battalion New Jersey Volunteers
4th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers
4th Battalion of Royal Artillery
15th Regiment of Foot, Light Infantry Coy.
22nd Regiment of Foot
23rd Regiment of Foot, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
42nd Regiment of Foot, Grenadier Coy.
43rd Regiment of Foot
54th Regiment of Foot
Brigade of Guards, Grenadier Coy.
Butler’s Rangers
Von Prueschenk’s Feldjager Kompanie