Battle of Trenton
Christmas morning ambush
The Battle of Trenton was a decisive engagement during the American Revolutionary War, fought on December 26, 1776, in New Jersey.
George Washington led Continental Army forces across the ice-choked Delaware River in a surprise dawn attack on Hessian troops garrisoned in the town.
The American victory, achieved with minimal losses, revived morale after a string of defeats and became a symbol of bold, against-the-odds military action.
- General WashingtonColonial military commander
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- crossing the DelawareSurprise winter river attack
- DelawareFirst to join the Union
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
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