Washington's stealthy Christmas Eve crossing of the…

January 1777 CE

Washington's stealthy Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware, which had resulted in the killing or capturing of nearly a thousand Hessians, has not only significantly boosted the army's morale; it also brings Cornwallis out of New York.

He reassembles an army of more than six thousand men, and marches most of them against a position Washington has taken south of Trenton.

Leaving a garrison of twelve hundred at Princeton, Cornwallis now attacks Washington's position on January 2, 1777, and is three times repulsed before darkness sets in.

During the night, Washington once again stealthily moves his army, going around that of Cornwallis with the intention of attacking the Princeton garrison.

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Trenton Mercer New Jersey United States View →

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis View → George Washington View → William Howe View →

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Hessians View → New Jersey (English Colony) View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → British people View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → New York, independent state of View → Americans View →

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