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  2. Battle of Trenton - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Hessian (soldier) - Wikipedia

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    A 1799 portrait of Hessian hussars during the American Revolutionary War Hessian grenadiers. The use of foreign soldiers was common in 18th-century Europe. In the two centuries leading up to the American Revolutionary War, the continent saw frequent, though often small-scale, warfare, and military manpower was in high demand. [9]

  4. George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Johann Rall - Wikipedia

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    The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 by John Trumbull, showing George Washington and Johann Rall. By 1776, Rall had joined the staff of the 1st Division under General Leopold Philip de Heister and commanded a Hessian Brigade of approximately 1,200 men fighting for Great Britain in the American War of Independence.

  6. The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776

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    [1] [2] Nearly 900 Hessians were captured at the battle. [3] It is one of Trumbull's series of historical paintings on the war, which also includes the Declaration of Independence and The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. The painting is on view at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. [4]

  7. American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    Hessian troops surrender after Washington's victory at the Battle of Trenton in December 1776. During the 18th century, states commonly hired foreign soldiers, including Britain. [333] When it became clear additional troops were needed to suppress the revolt in America, it was decided to employ professional German soldiers.

  8. Researchers put a face on Hessian soldier who died in 1777 ...

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    Hessians lost short, brutal battle About 2,000 Hessians attacked some 500 Americans at the fort, but the fight went disastrously for the Germans. Some 377 Hessians were killed or wounded in less ...

  9. New Jersey in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    They took the Hessians stationed in Trenton by surprise; the Hessians were not prepared for an attack during a bad storm. In the ensuing Battle of Trenton in the morning of December 26, the Continental Army defeated the Hessians. The Americans attacked in groups, one down the two main streets from the Northeast, the other along the river road.