Battle of Trenton

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battle event

The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory in December 1776, when George Washington’s Continental Army surprised and defeated Hessian forces in New Jersey, boosting colonial morale and revitalizing the revolutionary cause.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Trenton canonical	38
Second Battle of Trenton	3
Washington’s crossing of the Delaware	2
Battle of Trenton (prelude)	1
Battle of Trenton naval operations	1
Crossing of the Delaware	1
First Battle of Trenton	1
First Battle of Trenton (nearby operations)	1
First Battle of Trenton: 1776-12-26	1
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776	1
George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River	1
Washington's crossing of the Delaware	1
Washington’s crossing of the Delaware: night of 1776-12-25 to early 1776-12-26	1
Washington’s retreat across New Jersey	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event ⓘ
AmericanCasualties	relatively light ⓘ
associatedArtwork	Washington Crossing the Delaware ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Hessian forces ⓘ
campaign	Washington’s Ten Crucial Days ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	Hessian killed, wounded, and captured significantly higher than American losses ⓘ
commander	George Washington ⓘ Johann Rall ⓘ
commanderFor	George Washington ⓘ surface form: George Washington – Continental Army Johann Rall ⓘ surface form: Johann Rall – Hessian garrison
commemoratedBy	Trenton Battle Monument ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	December 26, 1776 ⓘ
duration	short engagement ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Princeton ⓘ Battle of Assunpink Creek ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Assunpink Creek
HessianPrisonersTaken	hundreds of Hessian soldiers captured ⓘ
location	Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
militaryBranch	Continental Army infantry and artillery ⓘ
month	December ⓘ
notableDeath	Johann Rall ⓘ
opponentNationality	German (Hessian) auxiliaries in British service ⓘ
partOf	New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Trenton self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River
presentDayLocation	Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ surface form: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
result	American victory ⓘ
riverCrossed	Delaware River ⓘ
side	British-aligned forces ⓘ Patriot forces ⓘ
significance	boosted American morale ⓘ demonstrated viability of Continental Army ⓘ encouraged reenlistment in the Continental Army ⓘ helped reverse American fortunes after earlier defeats ⓘ revitalized the revolutionary cause ⓘ
strategicEffect	disrupted British control in New Jersey ⓘ
strategicObjective	strike isolated Hessian garrison at Trenton ⓘ
strength	Continental Army approximately 2,400 troops ⓘ Hessian forces approximately 1,300 troops ⓘ
tactic	crossing of the Delaware River ⓘ night march ⓘ surprise attack ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timeOfDay	morning attack after night crossing ⓘ
weather	winter storm ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

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Subject: Battle of Trenton
Description of subject: The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory in December 1776, when George Washington’s Continental Army surprised and defeated Hessian forces in New Jersey, boosting colonial morale and revitalizing the revolutionary cause.

Referenced by (54)

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

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze → inspiredBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze → depictsEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)

this entity surface form: Washington’s crossing of the Delaware

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crossing of the Delaware

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Durham boat → notablyUsedFor → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington's crossing of the Delaware

Durham boat → usedInEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

New York and New Jersey campaign → notableEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington’s retreat across New Jersey

Battle of Trenton → precededBy → Battle of Trenton self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River

Henry Knox → battle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Continental Artillery → engagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian auxiliaries → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Battle of Princeton → precededBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

John Stark → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Trenton, New Jersey → notableHistoricEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableDefeat → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Johann Rall → conflict → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Johann Rall → woundedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → includesBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Battle of Trenton

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → includesBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Trenton

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → includesOperation → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington’s crossing of the Delaware

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → hasDate → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Battle of Trenton: 1776-12-26

Washington’s Ten Crucial Days → hasDate → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington’s crossing of the Delaware: night of 1776-12-25 to early 1776-12-26

Trenton Battle Monument → commemorates → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Washington Crossing the Delaware → depicts → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Trenton (prelude)

Arthur St. Clair → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

Battle of White Plains → followedBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Battle of Assunpink Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Trenton

Battle of Assunpink Creek → precededBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Commodore John Barry → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Trenton naval operations

Maryland and New Jersey Continental brigades → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Adam Stephen → participatedInBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Pennsylvania militia → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Forage War → precededBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

New Jersey militia → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey) → commemoratesBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" → notableWork → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: John Stark

John Glover → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

John → participantIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: John Stark

Old Barracks Museum → significantEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Assunpink Creek, New Jersey → historicalEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: Assunpink Creek

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Trenton

Assunpink Creek, New Jersey → historicalEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: Assunpink Creek

this entity surface form: First Battle of Trenton (nearby operations)

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 → followedBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian auxiliary corps in North America → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ