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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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form	Occurrences
Second Battle of Trenton	2
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: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

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

Battle of Assunpink Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Trenton

Henry Knox → battle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Trenton Battle Monument → commemorates → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Johann Rall → conflict → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Washington Crossing the Delaware → depicts → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Trenton (prelude)

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 Artillery → engagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → followedBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Battles of Trenton and Princeton → hasPart → 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 Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze → inspiredBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)

John Sullivan → notableBattle → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

Hessian forces → notableDefeat → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian auxiliaries → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian forces → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Hessian troops → notableEngagement → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

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

Trenton, New Jersey → notableHistoricEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Durham boat → notablyUsedFor → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

Arthur St. Clair → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Commodore John Barry → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Trenton naval operations

John Stark → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Nathanael Greene → participatedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Battle of Assunpink Creek → precededBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Battle of Princeton → precededBy → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

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

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crossing of the Delaware

Continental Army → significantEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

Durham boat → usedInEvent → Battle of Trenton ⓘ

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

Johann Rall → woundedIn → Battle of Trenton ⓘ