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	Trenton Historical Society / Sight & Sound
		Trenton Makes the World Takes - This slogan graces a bridge across the Delaware River and epitomizes Trenton role was an industrial powerhouse in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		Battle Monument - This granite column marks a site of national importance, it was here that George Washington's forces entered the town at the beginning of the Battle of Trenton.
		Second Battle of Trenton - Often overlooked this second encounter between American and British forces in Trenton provided George Washington with another important victory.
	www.trentonhistory.org /sight_sound.htm (523 words)

	Second Battle of Ushant: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between the French and British fleets near Ushant (additional info and facts about Ushant) on 12 December 1781 during the American Revolutionary War (The revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783).
		A French convoy sailed from Brest (A port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France) on 10 December, protected by a fleet of 21 ships of the line (additional info and facts about ships of the line) commanded by Comte de Guichen (additional info and facts about Comte de Guichen).
		The French were dispersed in a gale and forced to return to port.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/second_battle_of_ushant.htm (151 words)

	The Battle of Trenton - 1776
		Winner: The battle was a resounding physical and moral victory for Washington and his American troops.
		In the harsh winter Washington was faced with the annual crisis of the expiry of the Continental Army’s period of enlistment.
		The effect of the battle of Trenton was out of all proportion to the numbers involved and the casualties.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-trenton.htm (830 words)

	New Jersey: Battle of Trenton Monument: Site of the American Artillery Emplacement (Community Roots: Local Legacies - ...
		The Battle of Trenton monument was erected in 1893 to mark the site of where American artillery was placed in the surprise attack on Trenton, December 26, 1776.
		On January 2, a second battle was fought that held back the British, while the main Continental forces marched to Princeton.
		On December 26, 1891-the 115th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton, the cornerstone was laid.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /cocoon/legacies/NJ/200003302.html (318 words)

	New Jersey and the Battle of Trenton
		This was at Mackonkey's Ferry, nine miles above Trenton, and the march down the river was one of extreme suffering, for the snow had turned to rain and hail, and the roads were in a dreadful condition.
		The battle was sharp and decisive, and was all over in three quarters of an hour.
		This action was taken the day after Washington's success at Trenton, to be noticed later, though Congress had not yet heard of the victory.
	www.usahistory.info /Revolutionary-War/Trenton.html (2574 words)

	The Battle of Trenton
		James Ewing was to lead 1,000 militia at the Trenton Ferry and block a retreat to the south.
		At the Hessian garrison in Trenton, Col. Rall had passed out and was sound asleep along with most of his 1,200 man force, which was divided into 3 regiments: Knyphausen, Lossberg and Rall.
		Following the battle, Washington had the captured men and supplies shipped across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania, then followed with his army at 12:00 P.M. By 12:00 P.M. on the December 27, Washington's troops were back in their camp in Pennsylvania.
	www.uswars.net /1775-1783/battles/761226.htm (1280 words)

	National Park Service Crossroads of the American Revolution in New Jersey Chronology Page
		At the Battle of Mount Holly, the British 42nd Regiment and Ewald's Hessians advanced on Mount Holly and were met by 1000 colonials under the direction of Colonel Griffin at Meeting House north of town.
		At the Battle of the Short Hills on the 26th, at four in the morning, Lord Cornwallis marched from Amboy with upwards to 5,000 troops.
		At the Battle of Connecticut Farms, General Knyphausen with a force of 5,000 landed at De Hart's Point near Elizabethtown and marched toward Morristown on June 7, meeting resistance from regulars and militia under Colonel Elias Dayton and General Lafayette at Connecticut Farms, 2 1/2 miles southeast of Springfield.
	www.nps.gov /crossroads/chrono.htm (1886 words)

	Trenton, New Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The city of Trenton is situated on the east bank of the Delaware River in New Jersey, at the head of navigation.
		However, the British recaptured the city in the Second Battle of Trenton (January 2, 1777).
		Trenton served briefly as the nation's capital in 1784, and again in 1799.
	www.titans101.com /trenton.htm (292 words)

	Hero Tales From American History: The Battle of Trenton
		On the second of December Washington was at Princeton with some three thousand ragged soldiers, and had escaped destruction only by the rapidity of his movements.
		At Trenton he had the benefit of a surprise, but the second time he was between two hostile armies.
		The victories of Trenton and Princeton restored the failing spirits of the people, and, what was hardly less important, produced a deep impression in Europe in favor of the colonies.
	www.historycarper.com /kids/htfah/trenton.htm (1931 words)

	: ten crucial days \| the 2nd battle of trenton : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This was the second time in eight days that the American Army would face the King's troops in Trenton.
		Washington had abandoned Trenton immediately following the victory there, crossed the Delaware River back to Pennsylvania, and sent the Hessian prisoners to be paraded in Philadelphia to revive the spirits of the population.
		The retreating American troops poured across the bridge at the bottom of the streets, brushing against Washington himself as he sat in his saddle at the end of the bridge, firm and steady in a crisis.
	www.tencrucialdays.com /html/second_bat_trenton.htm (1309 words)

	Thrilling Incidents in American History - BATTLE OF PRINCETON.
		• Battle of Bemis' Heights, and Retreat of Burgoyne
		The spirit of resistance and insurrection was again fully awakened in Pennsylvania, and considerable numbers of the militia repaired to the standard of the commander-in-chief, who again crossed the Delaware and marched to Trenton, where, at the beginning of January, he found himself at the head of five thousand men.
		Earl Cornwallis, in his rapid march towards Trenton, had left three regiments, under Lieutenant-Colonel Mawhood, at Princeton, with orders to advance on the 3d of the month to Maidenhead, a village about half way between Princeton and Trenton.
	www.generalatomic.com /AmericanHistory/battle_of_princeton.html (897 words)

	Battle of Trenton, 26 December 1776
		Howe spent the second week of December looking for boats to cross over the river, but Washington had removed most suitable boats from the New Jersey shore, the Delaware was running very full and the weather had already turned bitterly cold.
		A second force of 700 men under James Ewing was to cross south of Trenton and capture a bridge over the Assunpink Creek to prevent the Hessians escaping.
		His original plan had been to cross over by midnight and reach Trenton by five in the morning, but in the event his force was not ready to march until four.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_trenton.html (1015 words)

	George Washington - Battle of Trenton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It was broad daylight when they approached Trenton, but they were undiscovered until they reached the picket lines on the outskirts of the village.
		The American army, after sending their baggage to Burlington, had marched from Trenton at one o'clock in the morning of the 3d, leaving patrols to make their accustomed rounds and men to keep the camp-fires blazing until near the dawn, when they hurried after the retreating army.
		One of the cannon-balls entered a window and passed through the head of a portrait of George the Second in a frame that hung on the wall of the Prayer-room.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/georgewas_je.html (3229 words)

	Battle of Trenton - Crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Two of these isolated cantonments, Trenton and Borden-town, were located on the river; the rest stretched back along the lines of communications running to the northeast.
		A second detachment under General James Ewing was to pass over the river nearer Trenton and seize the bridge leading Out of town to cut off any possibility of retreat in that direction.
		But with Trenton still nine miles away, it became increasingly clear that the attack could not be made under cover of darkness as planned.
	1-14th.com /HistTrentonCross.htm (2261 words)

	The Hessians - Chapter Eight
		The town of Trenton, then composed of about a hundred houses, lay on both sides of Assanpink Creek, near where that creek falls into the Delaware, the larger part of the town being on the western side of the creek.
		Ewald, who was under Donop at the time, says, moreover, that this little affair of Trenton caused such a panic in the English army, hitherto regularly victorious since the opening of the campaign, that they continually thought they saw Washington and his soldiers, and did not get over their fear until they had fought again.
		The importance of Trenton to the Americans is not to be reckoned by the mere numerical test of killed, wounded, and prisoners.
	www.americanrevolution.org /hess8.html (4079 words)

	The Patriot Resource: Battle of Trenton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		General James Ewing was to lead 1,000 militia at the Trenton Ferry and block a retreat to the south.
		Maj. General John Sullivan led the second column continued on the river road so it could attack the garrison from the west.
		At the Hessian garrison in Trenton, Colonel Rall had passed out and was sound asleep along with most of his 1,200 man force, which was divided into three regiments: Knyphausen, Lossberg and Rall.
	www.patriotresource.com /battles/trenton/page3.html (564 words)

	GET NJ - New Jersey - A Guide To Its Present And Past - Trenton - Part 5
		On the morning of December 26, 1776, Trenton was the scene of one of the most decisive battles of the Revolution.
		The difficult crossing of the river and the icy roads on the nine-mile march delayed until 8 o'clock the arrival of his two divisions, one marching by the lower road and one by the upper road, but apparently few of the Hessians were awake even then.
		The engagement that followed, often confused with the Battle of Princeton on the next day, is known locally as the second Battle of Trenton, or Battle of the Assunpink.
	www.getnj.com /njags/city/trenton5.shtml (1009 words)

	Old Barracks Museum: Barracks History: Turning Point Battles: 1st Battle of Trenton
		The above map shows the key points in the Battle of Trenton which took place on Dec. 26, 1776.
		Despite the noise of the battle, the Hessians had trouble waking up their commander, Colonel Johann Rall.
		The Americans achieved rewards for the battle out of proportion to the number of men engaged and the military results achieved.
	www.barracks.org /barracks/battle1.html (586 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Winter Soldiers: The Battles for Trenton and Princeton at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Winter Soldiers is the eloquent and compelling story of the second year of the American Revolution, and of two battles — fought at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey — that reversed America’s increasingly bleak fortunes in the second winter of the war.
		After the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, American forces, jointly commanded by Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery, fail miserably in their attempt to wrest the city of Quebec from the British.
		Manned by Hessian troops under the command of Colonel Johann Rall, Trenton is one of a series of strong defensive outposts established by the British along the Delaware River.
	www.epinions.com /content_11819912836 (1139 words)

	Second Battle of Monmouth Anthropology Dig to Begin May 19 - Atlantic Highlands Herald - New Jersey
		Second Battle of Monmouth Anthropology Dig to Begin May 19 - Atlantic Highlands Herald - New Jersey
		The excavation will be conducted prior to the 225th Anniversary of the 1778 Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth celebration slated for June 2003.
		Key brick, charcoal and fence post evidence identified the location of the orchard on the property, confirming where the actual Battle of Monmouth took place.
	www.ahherald.com /news/2003/0515/battle_monmouth_dig.htm (279 words)

	Battle of Trenton
		Meanwhile, General Lee, who had been left in command on the Hudson, delayed his march to Washington's aid, despite the urgency of the latter, and, while carelessly passing the night at a distance from his force, was taken prisoner by some British dragoons.
		Two of the guns which were afterwards taken seem to have been cut off from the reach of the Hessians when they were themselves drifted eastward from their magazine and barracks by the American control of both King and Queen Streets; and two guns with the Knyphausen regiment were of little service.
		Rahl followed the instincts of a soldier, and, as he had not the force to assault the enemy and dispossess them of their commanding positions, he sought ground where he could form his command and fight as he could get opportunity.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_II/battleof_gf.html (2613 words)

	The Battle of Princeton
		Mawhood has begun to follow in the wake of Cornwallis to Trenton, with his 17 th Foot of the 4 th Brigade followed by the 55 th, and the 40 th regiment ordered to remain in Princeton.
		The first bounced off, but the second entered the main room where the troops were holding, and allegedly decapitated a picture of King George the 2 nd on the wall.
		Back at Trenton, Cornwallis, on the 3rd, at dawn had found that the Americans are gone and at first it was believed they have marched to Bordentown, but soon reports of fighting at Princeton are received.
	www.doublegv.com /ggv/battles/Princeton.html (1813 words)

	[ ten crucial days : overview ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Following the manner in which war was fought at the time, each army went into winter quarters, the Americans in Pennsylvania and the British in New York and New Jersey.
		The British presence in Trenton is led by Colonel Johann Rall.
		Quickly enjoined in battle, the British have the upper hand against Mercer's party of 120 men.
	www.10crucialdays.org /html/overview_ns.htm (649 words)

	Forbes Collection of Revolutionary War Soldiers
		Regiments in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
		In the listings of the regiments that were engaged in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, both designations are used when possible.
		The Light Infantry and the Grenadier Regiments took part in the second Battle of Trenton on January 2, 1777, as part of the British and Hessian forces that re-occupied Trenton in the face of the American delaying actions on that date.
	libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/forbes (1366 words)

	American Revolution - Washington's Crossing, By David Hackett Fischer
		The Battle of the Bulge, in the Second World War, involved more than a million men in fighting that went on for more than a month.
		The little battles of the American Revolution were conflicts between large historical processes, and the artist knew well what was at stake.
		The small battles near the Delaware were a collision between two discoveries about the human condition that were made in the early modern era.
	www.americanrevolution.com /WashingtonsCrossingBook.htm (3327 words)

	Military, History, Revolution -- Old Barracks Museum
		The Battle of Trenton was made famous by images of Washington crossing the Delaware.
		Two hours later the battle was over, and casualties on both sides were pretty light.
		Ten days later the Americans won the Second Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton, proving their mettle against an army of seasoned British regulars.
	www.fieldtrip.com /nj/93961776.htm (495 words)

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