In this video, we visit the Thomas Clarke House at Princeton Battlefield State Park. This house, which was once part of a 200 acre farm owned by the Clarke family, stood during the battle of Princeton. At this pivotal action, on January 3rd, 1777, some 2,400 men, the remnants of what was once a 20,000 man-strong force of the Continental Army led by General George Washington, fought against British regulars led by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood. During the fighting, American Brigadier General Hugh Mercer was mortally wounded. He would die in the Clarke house 9 days after the battle on January 12th, 1777. Today, Princeton is located within what is now Mercer County, New Jersey- named in his honor.
The house was constructed in 1772. At the time of the battle, Thomas and his family lived in the house and his brother also lived in another dwelling on the property. The Clarkes were Quakers, a group of protestant Christians that were pacifists- they believed in total nonviolence. When the battle erupted around them, they hid in the cellar, unaware that one of the most important moments in American History was unfolding above them.
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