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New Jersey officials have unveiled the first of about 60 roadside signs to mark the "Washington Victory Trail," the route of General Washington's army as it moved through six towns on the way to the famous battles of Trenton and Princeton in the Revolutionary War.

Visitors and locals alike will know the roads the Continental Army used for a crucial 10 days of march and manoeuvre that began with the legendary Christmas night crossing of the Delaware River in 1776.

This winter, historical associations will mark the 225th anniversary of the campaign when American fortunes were at their lowest.

Historian Richard Patterson, director of the Old Barracks Museum, did the research and said it was not easy to delineate the precise routes from 200-year-old maps. Parts of the route in Ewing, for instance, are conjecture.

History buffs aside, the signs will allow ordinary visitors to retrace the routes and know they are on the actual ground the troops moved over.