Prior to the Battle of Trenton, the British had considered the [[Battle of New York]] a decisive victory, likely to end the war once and for all. A number of colonists had begun to think the same, and flocked to the British side when [[Admiral Howe]] offered a general [[pardon]]. Washington's victory changed all that. | Prior to the Battle of Trenton, the British had considered the [[Battle of New York]] a decisive victory, likely to end the war once and for all. A number of colonists had begun to think the same, and flocked to the British side when [[Admiral Howe]] offered a general [[pardon]]. Washington's victory changed all that. |