[Pharmboy]

...but if it was the pink-eyed guppie (or whatever) that was being "threatened," they would never have approved it. But, one of the most important battles where the General personally led the troops? Unimportant...

[Pharmboy]

The General Rallies the Troops at Princeton

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list...

[rxsid]

"...but if it was the pink-eyed guppie (or whatever) that was being "threatened," they would never have approved it. But, one of the most important battles where the General personally led the troops? Unimportant..."

You got that right.

Disgusting libs.

[mick]

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS, Pharmboy

From my son, Bill Spadea. His latest letter to his financial backers to preserve this unique place in American history

"The Fight to Preserve Princeton Battlefield Enters Critical Stage"

"For the past eight years I've been proud to serve as a trustee for the Princeton Battlefield Society and help further the cause of historical preservation. Now as a member of the Advisory Board, my support for historical preservation continues. As many of you know, our organization has fought to preserve a critical portion of the battlefield, known as Maxwell's Field, which is threatened by a new housing development proposed by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). Although over the years we've had some small victories and some setbacks, today we're poised to make the final case for preservation and save this critical piece of American history."

During the overnight of January 2-3, 1777, George Washington led his rag-tag army of patriots from Trenton on a daring all-night march in an attempt to outflank the far superior British army by attacking the garrison in Princeton. Upon arrival, a portion of Washington's army was routed by the British. In response, General Washington personally led his army on a successful counterattack, sweeping the British from the field. It was his first field victory over British regulars and served as a crucial turning point in the War for Independence."

It should be noted also that the first United States Marine Corps combat death occurred at the Battle of Princeton!

[the OlLine Rebel]

This is sad.

There isn’t too much left of the battle as is (although I’m glad there are monuments and the house and so on). I’m appalled as it is that they have an open “park” where people can mess around on the mass graves of English soldiers.

Speaking of environmental whacko-ness, down the street is Monmouth. There, there is a nice walking bridge over the creek down the hill from the visitor center. That bridge was held up for years IIRC because I think a kind of frog was living there that they did not want disturbed. In any case, it was because of some damn creek animal. Meanwhile, our RevWar history suffers for lack of memorialized sites.

[concentric circles]

Development Plan Puts Historic Princeton Battlefield at Risk

"..."There is no doubt as to the centrality of this piece of land to the Battle of Princeton," Afran said. "The right flank of Washington's counterattack took place on this piece of land. A battle has two flanks, so half of this battle took place on this parcel."

"The remnants of the battle are still there: artillery shells that were fired into the banks and grapeshot cannisters stuck into the muddy declivity. When the institute first began its plan, the archaeology hadn't been done to reveal this evidence."

"In addition, the first marine killed in battle lost his life at the Battle of Princeton, according to Jerry Hurwitz, the president of the Princeton Battlefield Society. It also marked Washington's first victory over a British regiment -- he had only previously beaten Hessian soldiers."

"It destroyed the mythology that the British were invincible" Hurwitz said. "He made them panic. He changed the whole mentality. Suddenly he's a threat. He put them on a defensive posture. Now they weren't so sure. It changed the psychology of the war."

"This is probably the most important remaining battlefield parcel in the United States," Afran said. "It's inconceivable to me that an academic institution is trying to close its eyes to history."

"Would you build faculty housing at Gettysburg?" Hurwitz added..."

[afraidfortherepublic]

I don’t know who the members of the Plannning Board are, but if they’ve been educated in the public schools over the last 35 years, they probably don’t even know who George Washington was. sarc/off

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Development Plan Puts Historic Princeton Battlefield at Risk
If hot link is broken use this url:
http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012/07/04/real-estate-battlefield-historical-preservationists-versus-acad/

The members of the planning board are listed on the following page as well as contact information for staff:

REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD OF PRINCETON
400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

Lee O. Solow, Planning Director
Ilene Cutroneo, Assistant to the Planner
Office e-mail: RPBP@princeton-township.nj.us
office phone: 609-924-5366
office fax: 609-688-2032