Battle of Assunpink Creek

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battle engagement of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Assunpink Creek was a key 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British forces near Trenton, New Jersey, helping to sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of the Assunpink Creek	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Trenton ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Trenton
associatedWith	George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 ⓘ surface form: Crossing of the Delaware River (context of the campaign) George Washington’s winter 1776–1777 campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hessian forces under British command ⓘ
campaign	Battles of Trenton and Princeton ⓘ surface form: New Jersey campaign of 1776–1777
city	Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ surface form: Trenton
commander	Charles Cornwallis ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Henry Knox ⓘ Hugh Mercer ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ
commemoratedBy	historical markers in Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United Colonies of America ⓘ surface form: United States (then Thirteen Colonies)
date	January 2, 1777 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Princeton ⓘ
forcesInvolved	American Continental Army and militia ⓘ British regulars ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ
front	North American mainland ⓘ
geographicRegion	Central New Jersey ⓘ
historicalEra	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution
impact	boosted American morale after earlier setbacks in New York and New Jersey ⓘ contributed to convincing Britain that the war would be prolonged ⓘ
location	Assunpink Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
militaryTactic	defensive stand by American forces ⓘ frontal assaults by British forces ⓘ
notableFeature	British attacks focused on bridge and fords over Assunpink Creek ⓘ defensive line established along the south bank of Assunpink Creek ⓘ
partOf	Washington’s Ten Crucial Days ⓘ surface form: Ten Crucial Days campaign
precededBy	Battle of Trenton ⓘ
region	Middle Colonies ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ
river	Assunpink Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
strategicSignificance	enabled Washington’s subsequent night march to Princeton ⓘ helped sustain American momentum after the victory at the Battle of Trenton ⓘ prevented British forces from crushing Washington’s army at Trenton ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	Continental Army repelled repeated British assaults across Assunpink Creek ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timeOfDay	afternoon and evening of January 2, 1777 ⓘ
year	1777 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Trenton → followedBy → Battle of Assunpink Creek ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Assunpink Creek

Battles of Trenton and Princeton → hasPart → Battle of Assunpink Creek ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Assunpink Creek

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Assunpink Creek ⓘ