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==The Battle==

==The Battle==

The General, in a last-ditch maneuver to provide the army a victory on which to recruit, decided to attack the 1560-man Hessian force in Trenton, under the command of Colonel [[Johann Gottlieb Rahl]].  An attack was coordinated to surround the city of Trenton, crossing both north and south of the city, at daybreak on December 26, 1776, coordinating with a 600-man unit of New Jersey Militia intended to mount a [[diversion]] to distract the German force.  In a very risky move having the code name "Victory or Death," Washington began leading his men across the ice-filled Delaware River at five o'clock in the evening on [[Christmas]] Day.  

The General, in a last-ditch maneuver to provide the army a victory on which to recruit, decided to attack the 1560-man [[Hessian (soldier)|Hessian force]] in Trenton, under the command of Colonel [[Johann Gottlieb Rahl]].  An attack was coordinated to surround the city of Trenton, crossing both north and south of the city, at daybreak on December 26, 1776, coordinating with a 600-man unit of New Jersey Militia intended to mount a [[diversion]] to distract the German force.  In a very risky move having the code name "Victory or Death," Washington began leading his men across the ice-filled Delaware River at five o'clock in the evening on [[Christmas]] Day.  

In the morning, Washington's troops caught the enemy by surprise and won a huge victory, quickly capturing nearly a thousand enemy troops.  There were some casualties, including the wounding of future president [[James Monroe]], but few deaths on the American side.

In the morning, Washington's troops caught the enemy by surprise and won a huge victory, quickly capturing nearly a thousand enemy troops.  There were some casualties, including the wounding of future president [[James Monroe]], but few deaths on the American side.