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1 By: Noor Elmaghrabi, Makenzie Jarrett, Ethan Schreiber, Libby Stancil
Trenton By: Noor Elmaghrabi, Makenzie Jarrett, Ethan Schreiber, Libby Stancil

2 Date(s) December 25-26, 1776 Trenton, New Jersey

3 Who? Colonies vs Hessians (German mercenaries)
Colony commanders: George Washington and Nathanael Greene 2400 militia and 18 cannons 2 dead and 5 wounded Hessian Commander: Johann Rall 1500 Hessians and 6 cannons 22 killed, 83 wounded and roughly 1000 captured

4 What Happened? The continental army crossed the Delaware River into New Jersey They surprised the Hessians at the garrison The day after Christmas so basically all the Hessians were wasted

5 Significance? Inspired the rebels Got new recruits to join the
Removed the Hessians from the war (were only getting paid to fight, didn’t really care who won) Happened the day after Christmas

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7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OTdc drMWySQ


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