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The Battle of Trenton (26 December 1776) was an important battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). On Christmas Day 1776, General George Washington led his Continental Army across the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack...

The Battle of Princeton (3 January 1777) was a small, yet significant, battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which the American Continental Army surprised and defeated a British force at Princeton, New Jersey. The battle...

The Battle of Trenton, fought in Trenton, New Jersey, on 26 December 1776 between the Continental Army of George Washington and a Hessian garrison force. Painting by Hugh Charles McBarron, Jr, 1975. U.S. Army Center of Military History.

The Continental Army under George Washington captures the Hessian troops after the Battle of Trenton (26 December 1776), oil on canvas by John Trumbull, c. 1786-1828 Trumbull Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.

The New York and New Jersey Campaign (3 July 1776 to 3 January 1777) was a pivotal campaign waged during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for control of New York City, the Hudson River, and the resource-rich state of New Jersey...

Warfare is generally understood to be the controlled and systematic waging of armed conflict between sovereign nations or states, using military might and strategy, until one opponent is defeated on the field or sues for peace in the face...

George Washington inspects the colors captured from the Hessians following the Battle of Trenton (26 December 1776). Reproduction of a painting of Edward Percy Moran, lithograph by Hayes Litho. Co. Buffalo, N.Y., August 1914. Library of...

Sir William Howe (1729-1814) was a British military officer and politician, most notable for his role as commander-in-chief of the British army during the initial years of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Despite several significant...

A hoplite (from ta hopla meaning tool or equipment) was the most common type of heavily armed foot-soldier in ancient Greece from the 7th to 4th centuries BCE, and most ordinary citizens of Greek city-states with sufficient means were expected...

George Washington crossing the Delaware River on the night of 25 December 1776, to launch a surprise attack on the Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton. Oil on canvas by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.