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Zaalarmowana załoga Trenton, próbowała pospiesznie zorganizować obronę. Jednak ostrzeliwaną przez amerykańską artylerię, dowodzoną przez młodego Alexandra Hamiltona, osadę opanował chaos a próba obrony zakończyła się zniszczeniem czterech heskich dział. Około 9.30 rano walki ustały.
2 lut 2024 · 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.
9 lis 2009 · During the Battle of Princeton, Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, fired cannons at British troops blockaded in Nassau Hall, the main building of the College of New...
Honeyman was a butcher and bartender, who traded with the British and Hessians. This enabled him to gather intelligence and to convince the Hessians that the Continental Army was in such a low state of morale that they would not attack 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 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]
When British General William Howe decided to shelter for the winter, he created a chain of 17 outposts across New Jersey, including three along the Delaware River in Burlington, Bordentown, and Trenton.
