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Circa 1766, the Douglass House was the home of Alexander Douglass, a quartermaster in Washington’s army who fought in the Battle of Assunpink on Jan. 2, 1777. On that date General Washington held the Council of War here and proposed leaving campfires burning on the south bank of the Assunpink so his men could move toward Princeton under cover of darkness while the enemy on the opposite bank remained unaware. Many military historians deem this the boldest plot in American military history. The successful battles of Trenton are said to be the turning point of the Revolution. The house, originally built at the site of the Lutheran Church on South Broad Street, has been moved several times and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Trenton, New Jersey · United States
