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The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian auxiliaries garrisoned at Trenton.
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton.
Several wars that have directly affected the region including the French and Indian War (1754–1763), American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), Tecumseh's War (1811–1812), War of 1812 (1812–1814), and the American Civil War (1860–1865).
Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776: New Jersey: American victory: Americans capture Hessian detachment at Trenton Second Battle of Trenton: January 2, 1777: New Jersey: American victory Battle of Princeton: January 3, 1777: New Jersey: American victory: Americans defeat a small British force, the British decide to evacuate New Jersey Battle ...
The Battle of Trenton was fought on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War campaign for New Jersey. In a surprise attack, the Continental Army led by George Washington attacked the winter quarters of a brigade composed primarily of German troops from Hesse-Kassel in Trenton, New Jersey . [ 1 ]
The map shows the Battle of Trenton on 26 December 1776. The German Battalion marched with the eastern column. The German Battalion was assigned to the Middle Department on 27 June 1776. The unit organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the period 6 July to 25 September and it was assigned to the main army on 23 September. The five ...
Washington's Crossing is the location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 in the American Revolutionary War. This maneuver led to victory in the Battle of Trenton.
The Untried Life: The Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Ohio University Press, 2012, also known as the Giddings Regiment or the Abolition Regiment, after its founder, radical abolitionist Congressman JR Giddings. Bissland, James, Blood, Tears, and Glory: How Ohioans Won the Civil War. Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press ...