Revolutionary War:  The Battle of Trenton: Order of Battle

The Battle of Trenton

Order of Battle
 

 

Washington's Army that Crossed the Delaware for the Battle of Trenton

December 25-26, 1776

Published by the New Jersey Historical Society

BRIDGEHEAD AND ADVANCE GUARD

Brig. Gen. Adam Stephen’s Brigade

Elliot’s 4th Va. Regt.

Buckner’s 6th Va. Regt.

Scott’s 5th Va. Regt.

MAJ. GEN. JOHN SULLIVAN’S DIVISION

Col. John Glover’s Brigade:

3rd Continental Regt. (Learned’s Mass.)

19th Continental Regt (Webb’s Conn.)

14th Continental Regt. (Glover’s Marblehead, Mass.)

23rd Continental Regt. (Bailey’s Mass.)

26th Continental Regt. (Baldwin’s Mass.)

Col. Paul D. Sargent’s Brigade:

16th Continental Regt. (Sargent’s Mass.)

Ward’s Conn. Regt

13th Continental Regt (Reed’s Mass.)

Gansevoort’s 3rd New York Regt.

Brig. Gen Arthur St. Clair’s Brigade:

5th Continental Regt (Stark’s N.H.)

2nd Continental Regt (Reed’s N.H.)

8th Continental Regt (Poor’s N.H.)

15th Continental Regt (Paterson’s Mass.)

ARTILLERY

(in support of the several brigades)

Col. Henry Knox in command:

Companies of Knox’s Continental Artillery

New York State Company of Artillery

Eastern Company New Jersey State Artillery

Western Company New Jersey State Artillery

Mass. Company Continental Artillery

New York Company Continental Artillery

2nd Company Penn. State Artillery

Seamen from Penn. State Navy reinforced

gun crews of the above artillery units.

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WASHINGTON’S STAFF

First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry

Commander in Chief’s Guard (Washington’s Life Guard)

MAJ. GEN. NATHANIEL GREENE’S DIVISION

Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer’s Brigade:

20th Continental Regt (Durkee’s Coon.)

Bradley’s Battalion Conn. State Troops

27th Continental Regt. (Hutchinson’s Mass.)

Smallwood’s 1st Maryland Regt.

Stephenson’s Md-Va. Rifle Regt.

Brig. Gen. Lord Stirling’s (William Alexander) Brigade:

Weedon’s 3rd Va. Regt.

Haslet’s Delaware Regt.

Read’s 1st Va. Regt.

Miles’ Penn. State Rifle Regt.

Brig. Gen. Roche deFermey’s Brigade:

Hausseger’s Penn-Md. Rifle Bn.

1st Continental Regt. (Hand’s Rifle Regt.)

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Revolutionary War:  The Battle of Trenton: Order of Battle
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