Site of Crossing
[Marker Front]:
View of the Delaware River at the site where Washington crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, Christmas Night, 1776, with 2400 men, artillery and supplies. The troops marched nine miles to attack the Hessians stationed at Trenton. The “Battle of Trenton”, December 26, 1776, resulted in a major victory for Washington’s army.
[Marker Reverse]:
Units of Washington’s Army that crossed the Delaware River December 25, 1776
Washington’s Staff
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
Commander in Chief's Guard (Washington's Life Guard)
Bridgehead and Advance Guard
Brig. Gen. Adam Stephen’s Brigade
Elliot’s 4th Va. Regt.
Buckner’s 6th Va. Regt.
Scott’s 5th Va. Regt.
Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene’s Division
Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer’s Brigade
20th Continental Regt. (Durkee’s Conn.)
Bradley’s Battalion Conn. State Troops
27th Continental Regt. (Hutchinson’s Mass.)
Smallwood’s 1st Maryland Regt.
Stephenson’s Md. – Va. Rifle Regt.
Brig. Gen Lord Stirling’s (William Alexander) Brigade
Weedon’s 3rd Va. Regt.
Haslet’s Delaware Regt.
Read’s 1st Va. Regt.
Miles’ Penn. State Rifle Regt.
Brig. Gen. Roche deFermoy’s Brigade
Hausseger’s Penn. – Md. Rifle Bm
1st Contintental Regt. (Hand’s Rifle Regt.)
Artillery
(in support of the several brigades)
Col. Henry Knox in Command
Companies of Knox’s Continental Artillery
New York State Company of Artillery
Eastern Company New York State Artillery
Western Company New York State Artillery
Mass. Company Continental Artillery
New York Company Continental Artillery
2nd Company Penn. State Artillery
Seamen from Penn. State Navy reinforced gun crews of the above artillery units
Maj. Gen. John Sullivan’s Division
Col. Paul D. Sargent’s Brigade
16th Continental Regt. (Sargent’s Mass.)
Ward’s Conn. Regt.
13th Continental Regt. (Reed’s Mass.)
Gransevoort 3rd New York Regt.
Col. John Glover’s Brigade
3rd Continental Regt. (Learned’s Mass.)
19th Continental Regt. (Webb’s Conn.)
14th Continental Regt. (Glover’s Marblehead, Mass.)
23rd Continental Regt. (Bailey’s Mass.)
26th Continental Regt. (Baldwin’s Mass.)
Col. John Glover’s Brigade
5th Continental Regt. (Stark’s N.H.)
2nd Continental Regt. (Reed’s N.H.)
8th Continental Regt. (Poor’s N.H.)
15th Continental Regt. (Paterson’s Mass.)
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