About This Place
The Trenton Battle Monument is a 150-foot granite column topped by a statue of George Washington, erected in 1893 at the intersection of North Broad Street, North Warren Street, Brunswick Avenue, Princeton Avenue, and Pennington Avenue. The monument stands at the point known as "Five Points," where Washington's artillery was positioned at the beginning of the Battle of Trenton.
Revolutionary Significance
The monument marks the approximate position where Henry Knox's artillery opened fire on the morning of December 26, 1776. Washington's forces approached Trenton along the Pennington Road and split into two columns at this point, with one column proceeding down King Street (now Warren Street) and the other down Queen Street (now Broad Street). The artillery positioned here fired down both streets, preventing the Hessians from forming organized resistance. An observation deck at the top of the monument provides views of the battlefield and the surrounding city.
Location
N Broad Street & Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08618
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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