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After asking his enlisted men to stay for one last effort, Washington devises a daring plan to stun the British, capture supplies, and reinvigorate American morale. The objective is to ferry his army across the Delaware River on Christmas and strike the Hessian garrison at Trenton.
The Battle of Trenton was fought between the United States and Hessian mercenaries fighting for Great Britain on December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After retreating from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, the situation was bleak for George Washington, the Continental Army, and the American cause.
In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south,...
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 ...
Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1776–77), in the American Revolution, engagements won by the Continental Army against Hessian and British forces in New Jersey. The battles renewed confidence in the leadership of Revolutionary General George Washington and restored American morale.
The Battle of Trenton was an important battle in the American Revolutionary War. It saw George Washington lead the Continental Army across the Delaware River and launch a surprise attack against the Hessian garrison of Trenton, New Jersey, on 26 December 1776, resulting in an American victory.
Despite the large number of Hessians that escaped Trenton, Washington still won a crucial strategic and material victory. In only one hour of fighting, the Continental Army captured nearly nine hundred Hessian officers and soldiers as well as a large supply of muskets, bayonets, swords, and cannons.
After a long march through the snow, Washington led his troops across the partially frozen Delaware river on Christmas Day of 1776 to defeat the Hessian mercenaries and restore the fortunes of the American patriots. George Washington crosses the Delaware River by Emanuel Leutze, 1851.
The Battle of Trenton. December 26, 1776 at Trenton, New Jersey. Battle Summary. 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 soldiers garrisoned at Trenton.
In a daring surprise attack, Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas, and surprised German mercenaries garrisoning Trenton, New Jersey in support of the British. The one-sided victory restored the patriots’ flagging morale, and provided Washington with captured supplies.