Battle+of+Trenton

=__ **The Battle of Trenton** __= 1776- Known as Washington's memorable Christmas attack on the Hessians __Christmas Campaign__ media type="youtube" key="YwT_eLpdrmI" height="315" width="420"
 * Attacked Hessians on Christmas Day, 1776
 * Washington ordered troops to cross the Delaware River and take the enemy by surprise
 * Took Trenton at bayonet point because Hessian troops had no forts build around the camp
 * The Hessians were all asleep after a hard night of partying
 * The Americans wona complete victory
 * Washington attacked when he did because half of his army was going home on December 31
 * The British viewed the American troops as ragged, unprepared, and greatly outnumbered because they had no central government to unite them
 * Because the weather was so nasty (snow, freezing rain, snow and hail), the British troops did not send out the normal predawn patrol
 * Washington was determined to take Trenton so they did at 8AM moving in too quickly for the Hessians to even get dressed or make formations
 * So the Hessians surrendered
 * The Battle only took 90 minutes

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