Originally Posted by
cajunscot
Just a slight correction: Hugh Mercer was killed at Princeton in January 1777. I've always wondered what role he would have played in the Revolution had he lived. He truly was an unsung American hero.
T.
I suppose that is why Mercer County, which contains both Trenton and Princeton, was named for him.
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