It was well planned and it was Christmas Eve. They weren’t looking for an attack.
Trenton New jersy
Battle of Trenton, Washington in command.
On December 26th, Washington's Army crossed the Delaware and surprised the British at Trenton. The main attack was made by 2,400 troops under Washington on the Hessian Garrison. Washington's troops acheived total surprise and defeated the British forces. The American victory was the first of the war, and helped to restore American morale. HOPE THIS HELPS.
The patriots achieved their victories at Trenton and Princeton with surprise. George Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack the Hessian garrison at Trenton. The Hessians were unprepared for the attack and were routed. When British General Cornwallis attacked with his army, in order to trap the Continental Army, Washington lit fake campfires in order to trick the British into thinking that his men were still in Trenton. Then, Washington secretly led his army north to attack Princeton, which Cornwallis had weakened in order to attack Washington's army at Trenton.
On December 26, 1776, Washington's troops were victorious in the Battle of Trenton, primarily against the Hessians, German mercenaries fighting for the British.
The surprise attack on Christmas night 1776 was the first major victory by the colonial army headed y George Washington. The group of troops from Trenton , NJ surprised the Hessian forces who were groggy after the Christmas celebrations.
George Washington defeated the Hessians, in the battle of Trenton, because he made a surprise attack on Christmas day. Keep in mind the Hessians had just finished their partying, they were drunk, tired, and not ready for battle.
Washington decided on a bold move: a surprise attack on Trenton. The soldiers went throughout many obstacles to get to where they needed to go. Early December 26, the Americans surprised the hessian troops guarding Trenton.
George Washington captured 900 Hessian soldiers during the Battle of Trenton, which took place on the night of December 25-26, 1776. This surprise attack followed Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River. The victory at Trenton was a crucial turning point for the Continental Army, boosting morale and support for the American Revolution.
Washington surprised and captured a group of Hessian soldiers after crossing the Delaware River. The Hessians were German mercenaries fighting for the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
Valley Forge wasn't a battle. It was the winter quarters for Washington's troops. They left from Valley Forge for Trenton where they took the Hessian mercenaries by surprise.
They had more troops