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The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 is the title of an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the capture of the Hessian soldiers at the Battle of Trenton on the morning of Thursday, December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War.
The captured Hessians were sent to Philadelphia and later Lancaster. In 1777 they were moved to Virginia. [65] Rall was mortally wounded and died later that night at his headquarters. [64] All four Hessian colonels in Trenton were killed in the battle. The Lossberg regiment was effectively removed from the British forces.
The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 by John Trumbull, 1786–1828 . Although the main Continental Army force was the only American formation involved in the attack on Trenton, Washington had planned two additional crossings of the Delaware to assist in the attack.
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton.
Battle of Trenton: December 26, 1776: New Jersey: American victory: Americans capture Hessian detachment at Trenton Second Battle of Trenton: January 2, 1777: New Jersey: American victory Battle of Princeton: January 3, 1777: New Jersey: American victory: Americans defeat a small British force, the British decide to evacuate New Jersey Battle ...
About 2,000 Hessians attacked some 500 Americans at the fort, but the fight went disastrously for the Germans. Some 377 Hessians were killed or wounded in less than an hour of combat.
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The Hessians unsuccessfully attempted to retreat and were completely surrounded by the Continental Army. As a result of the battle, the Americans captured nearly 900 Hessian soldiers within 90 minutes. In addition, they took the supplies that had been placed in Trenton for use by the British army.