About This Place
Mill Hill Park sits on elevated ground south of the Assunpink Creek in Trenton and was the site where Washington positioned his army during the Second Battle of Trenton on January 2, 1777. The park offers a vantage point over the creek crossing and the battlefield landscape.
Revolutionary Significance
On January 2, 1777, Washington arranged his forces along the high ground south of the Assunpink Creek, with the creek serving as a natural defensive barrier. From Mill Hill, the Americans could observe and fire upon any British attempt to cross the creek. After successfully defending the position against Cornwallis's attacks, Washington used the darkness to slip his army east and march to Princeton, leaving campfires burning to deceive the British. The park today preserves a portion of this defensive terrain.
Location
Mercer Street and Jackson Street, Trenton, NJ 08611
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Events at This Location
1758
Old Barracks Built for French and Indian WarJohann Rall
1776
Fall of Fort WashingtonJohann Rall, Nathanael Greene
1776
Continental Army Retreats Through TrentonGeorge Washington, Nathanael Greene
1776
1776
Intelligence Gathering Before the CrossingJohn Honeyman, George Washington, Johann Rall
1776
1776
1776
Hessian Garrison Established at TrentonJohann Rall, Abraham Hunt, Phillis
1776
1776
Washington Crosses the DelawareGeorge Washington, John Glover, Henry Knox
1776
Battle of TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall, Henry Knox
1776
1776
Hessian Surrender at TrentonGeorge Washington, Johann Rall
1776
Death of Colonel RallJohann Rall
1776
1776
Washington's Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
Enlistment Crisis and Re-enlistment AppealGeorge Washington
1776
1777
Night March from Trenton to PrincetonGeorge Washington, Henry Knox
1777
Cornwallis's March to TrentonGeorge Washington