TRENTON — The significance of the Battle of Trenton resonated Saturday ... people who live in New Jersey understand that history happened here. People live in an area that is sacred soil ...

The Battle of Princeton followed ... Ward, 69, a retired state research scientist and Trenton native, said the Rhode Island First Regiment was formed after the Delaware crossing and New Jersey ...

On Christmas day, 1776, George Washington’s Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to attack the British forces at the Battle of Trenton ... events that unfolded after turned the tide ...