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He marched on Trenton and attacked the Hessian garrison of about 1500 men. It was a victory but more of a boost to the Continental Army's morale. Because half of his troops hadn't even made it across the Delaware he was unable to proceed to Princeton and was forced to withdraw back across the Delaware with his 896 prisoners.

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