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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.
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]
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.
Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776: New Jersey: Patriot victory: Patriots capture Hessian detachment at Trenton Second Battle of Trenton: January 2, 1777: New Jersey: Patriot victory Battle of Princeton: January 3, 1777: New Jersey: Patriot victory: Patriots defeat a small British force, the British decide to evacuate New Jersey Battle of ...
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 Battle of Trenton restored the American army's morale, reinvigorated the Patriot cause, [145] and dispelled their fear of what they regarded as Hessian "mercenaries". [146] A British attempt to retake Trenton was repulsed at Assunpink Creek on January 2; [ 147 ] during the night, Washington outmaneuvered Cornwallis, then defeated his ...
The Trenton Battle Monument is a massive column-type structure in the Battle Monument section of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It commemorates the December 26, 1776, Battle of Trenton , a pivotal victory for the Continental forces and commander George Washington during the American Revolutionary War .
The Battle of the Assunpink Creek, also known as the Second Battle of Trenton, was a battle between American and British troops that took place in and around Trenton, New Jersey, on January 2, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, and resulted in an American victory.