Rule, New Britannia! The American Revolution and the Repercussions of Its Failure



The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey.

The Continental Army had previously suffered several defeats in New York and had been forced to retreat through New Jersey to Pennsylvania. Morale in the army was low; to end the year on a positive note, George Washington, the Army's Commander-in-Chief, devised a plan to cross the Delaware River on Christmas night and surround the Hessian garrison.

But something went horribly wrong.

P.O.D. Moment
As the grim-faced Revolutionaries paddled silently across the icy Delaware, one man, crouched next to none other than Washington himself, was knocked over by a small swell. As he hit the rough, wooden floor of the boat, his gun discharged, sending a lump of cold iron through Washington's calf and alerting the few sober Hessians of their prescence. When the Revolutionaries landed, they were met by the 1,500-strong force of mercenaries. Nearly 1,900 Revolutionaries died, and the rest were captured. The only people to escape were George Washington and two of his soldiers, who headed upriver in one of the boats.

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