1616:
121:
28:
430:
496:, suffered a wound to the neck that very nearly killed him. His life was saved by a doctor who volunteered his services to the army as it marched through New Jersey that morning.) Two privates are known to have died in the battle, and one account includes mention of two men dying from exposure on the march. The most pessimistic estimate of American casualties lists four killed and eight wounded, although Fischer points out that many more American troops probably died of non-combat causes (including illness, hypothermia, malnutrition, and exhaustion) in the days and weeks following the campaign of late December and early January.
84:; he died of wounds sustained in the battle, and about two thirds of his men were taken prisoner. It was the first major victory after a long string of defeats that had resulted in the loss of New York City, and was a significant boost to American morale. It was followed by two more American victories, first in a
1584:
According to
Stryker, this unit rode with Greene's division; it is not clear from sources if it was brigaded in any way. Fischer lists the unit as "not with the Continental Army". Its assignments included patrolling the area around Trenton in the aftermath of the battle and the retreat across the
184:
and other historians. The reported strengths do not include the 28 regimental officers. The casualty figures are from an official
Hessian return (a formal report on the unit's strength) that also does not include officers. Officers killed or who died of their wounds included Col. Johann Rall and
156:
The
Hessian regiments were named for their formal commanding officers. Since many general officers were also commissioned as colonels of regiments, they were often not present with the regiment, or were busy with their other duties even if the regiment fell under their higher-level command. Since
468:
Most of the figures in this listing are derived from a return prepared by George
Washington on December 22, 1776, four days before the battle. Historian David Hackett Fischer includes estimates made by either himself or other historians for strength counts that were not provided in Washington's
128:
After the war broke out in 1775, the
British government realized that it would need more troops than it could raise on its own to fight the war, so it sought to hire troops from willing third parties in Europe. All of these hired troops came from German principalities of the
469:
return. The counts include all officers and musicians, in addition to the rank and file marked as present and fit for duty. Washington required everyone to carry muskets, including officers and musicians who did not normally carry them. Also, a few
Marines under Major
1644:
and a number of smaller
Continental Army regiments, did get some units across the river at Dunk's Ferry, but ice jams on the far side made it impossible to cross everyone, including Cadwalader and the artillery, and the effort was abandoned. Pennsylvania brigadier
1710:
The
Associators (or at least some of them) and the Delaware militia were the only troops that successfully crossed the Delaware. They returned after it was clear the artillery could not be crossed, upon which Cadwalader and Hitchcock abandoned the effort.
290:
Lossberg's regiment managed to regroup with Rall in an orchard east of town, and participated in the counterattack to retrieve the
Hessian guns. It suffered the highest number of killed and wounded; "lost in this affair 70 killed and wounded".
108:, including companies of its artillery, and a few companies of militia. Additional units were intended to also participate either in the attack, or in diversions to draw attention from the main thrust; these units failed to cross the icy
1633:
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. Pennsylvania militia Brigadier General
410:
Unit size includes 28 officers not counted in rank and file. Casualties include the following officer casualties: 5 killed, 5 wounded, 23 captured. Captured includes the wounded; the entire Hessian officer corps was captured or killed.
319:
This regiment attempted to escape to the south across the Assunpink Creek, but was blocked first at the bridge and then in attempts to ford the creek. Fifty of its men swam across the icy creek and reached Princeton ten hours later.
1483:
Capt. Thomas Pierce was absent, wounded. This unit marched with Sullivan's division, and was eventually stationed on south shore of the Assunpink Creek. Its gunfire obstructed attempts by the Knyphausen regiment to ford the creek.
1923:
Wright called this unit a Continental Army regiment, whereas Fischer listed it as militia. It was, in fact, a militia regiment, originally raised for service in Rhode Island, which had been called into Continental service.
261:
This regiment was the "regiment of the day" and had consequently been on alert. It was part of a counterattack to recover some Hessian guns that had been abandoned, during which Rall went down with a mortal wound.
95:
Most of the German brigade comprised three Hessian regiments: those of Rall, von Lossberg, and von Knyphausen. The remainder of the brigade consisted of artillery corps attached to each regiment, a detachment of
1959:
1780:
2051:
This unit is not listed by Fischer, but is listed by Stryker as part of Ewing's brigade. Stryker estimates that this unit and Dickinson's New Jersey militia combined numbered between 300 and 500 men.
1059:
This brigade lined up on Greene's left for the attack. At a key point in the battle, Washington ordered the brigade to extend Greene's line further to its left to avoid a potential flanking maneuver.
2044:
453:'s troops guarded the bridgehead while the remaining troops crossed. The divisions marched together for several miles before taking different roads into Trenton. Stephen's men led Major General
303:
359:
2025:
1947:
This brigade was to cross at the Trenton Ferry, directly across from the town. Fischer lists fewer units than Stryker does, estimating the brigade to have 826 men.
1620:
329:
17:
446:
245:
3063:
346:
141:. The brigade was composed of three regiments, each of which had an artillery company attached. Also included in the brigade were a company of Hessian
176:
The information in this table is based primarily on the reports of surviving Hessian officers submitted during inquiries into the disaster demanded by
1259:
1884:
760:
This brigade served as bridgehead and advance guard, and formed part of the center of Greene's line for the attack, along with Stirling's brigade.
274:
157:
Rall commanded the entire brigade, his regiment's operations were directed by its lieutenant colonel, as were the regiments of Lieutenant Generals
3068:
3014:
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earlier in the year) due to difficult icy conditions at the Trenton Ferry. Ewing's artillery did fire across the river during the battle.
137:. The garrison that was quartered at Trenton was a brigade of about 1,400 men, almost all from Hesse-Kassel, under the command of Colonel
1977:
1239:
This brigade also crossed the Assunpink Creek bridge and took up positions above the bridge to catch men trying to ford the creek.
476:
American casualties in the battle were very light, and are therefore not listed in the table below. Two Virginia officers, Capt.
2916:
Unit history of the Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment (1776–1781): Insights from the service record of Capt. Adamson Tannehill
3029:
1834:
The numbers from Hitchcock's brigade were published in Wright from the General Return of 22 December 1776 and are hard to read.
534:
Washington rode with Greene's division, and observed the battle from high ground above the town near the artillery companies.
1939:
1826:
1646:
1569:
1501:
Marching with Greene's division, this company occupied high ground that commanded Queen Street, one of Trenton's main roads.
1254:
Fischer lists Sargent in command; Stryker indicates Perry, the next senior officer, commanded while Sargent led the brigade.
1546:
Marching with Greene's division, this company occupied high ground that commanded King Street, one of Trenton's main roads.
1010:
824:
656:
32:
2085:
1429:
457:'s division southward along an inland road (which was accompanied by Washington and his entourage), while Major General
1905:
2967:
2905:
2829:
1099:
Near the end of the battle, these German immigrants called out to the Hessians in German to lay down their weapons.
340:
Many of the artillerymen escaped across the Assunpink Creek bridge after abandoning their guns early in the battle.
3035:
1466:
Marching with Greene's division, this company and others occupied high ground that commanded Trenton's main roads.
991:
Fischer lists Col. Israel Hutchinson in command; Stryker says Hutchinson and Lt. Col. Benjamin Holden were absent.
376:
150:
53:
1649:
was unable to cross any of his troops (militia companies that had been assigned to the reserve force known as the
910:'s Pennsylvania State Musketry Battalion (decimated at Long Island), while Fischer places those remnants with the
2895:
1970:
1952:
1051:
370:
This company retreated across the Assunpink Creek bridge after skirmishing with the van of Sullivan's division.
1988:
268:
162:
573:
539:
85:
2097:
2078:
2018:
1615:
177:
166:
134:
69:
461:'s division followed a road along the river, intending to prevent the Hessians from retreating across the
1538:
1116:
General Sullivan accepted the surrender of Maj. von Dechow, who was mortally wounded and seeking safety.
133:. The single largest contingent, with more than 12,000 arriving in North America in 1776, came from the
27:
2037:
1820:
1244:
1163:
980:
170:
50:
1360:
This brigade entered the lower end of town, near the bridge, and engaged the Hessians on King Street.
833:
This brigade formed part of the center of Greene's line for the attack, along with Stephen's brigade.
390:
This company was stationed near the Assunpink Creek bridge and escaped across it early in the action.
2846:
2003:
1878:
1858:
1839:
1686:
1635:
1423:
1330:
1286:
1208:
1194:
1180:
1144:
1139:
and took up positions on the far side of the bridge to prevent the enemy's escape across the bridge.
1064:
1037:
1005:
Fischer lists Col. Philip Burr Bradley in command; Stryker indicates all field officers were absent.
938:
891:
625:
1400:
1383:
1365:
790:
771:
2850:
1576:
1108:
703:
493:
458:
2927:
2915:
2104:
1747:
1603:
Unless otherwise cited, the information in this table is provided by Fischer, pp. 390–393.
562:
297:
158:
2891:
2072:
These units are not listed by Fischer, but are listed by Stryker as part of Ewing's brigade.
1773:
1324:
1305:
1155:
1127:
1079:
1033:
956:
911:
903:
873:
854:
838:
800:
784:
765:
633:
489:
485:
181:
3003:
1411:
688:
617:
600:
2116:
Unless otherwise cited, the information in this table is provided by Fischer, p. 392.
417:
Unless otherwise cited, the information in this table is provided by Fischer, p. 396.
8:
1915:
1897:
1415:
1316:
1231:
1091:
434:
89:
73:
2935:
2870:
2840:
353:
142:
97:
2065:
1493:
968:
650:
477:
77:
2819:
3039:
3018:
2992:
2986:
2973:
2963:
2941:
2923:
2901:
2876:
2854:
2825:
1909:
907:
667:
527:
429:
130:
61:
46:
868:
Col. Haslet was one of several men that fell into the Delaware during the crossing.
2957:
1808:
1475:
1352:
1338:
806:
733:
611:
454:
438:
120:
105:
57:
1410:
Stryker lists Gilman as Lt. Col., with a vacant colonelcy. The previous colonel,
3008:
1762:
1169:
1136:
673:
470:
462:
445:
Washington organized his army into two columns for the attack on Trenton. After
1378:
Stark's men led the initial attack against the jäger outpost on the river road.
165:, the second and third ranking general officers in the North American forces of
1214:
1029:
639:
579:
146:
109:
3057:
2842:
The German Allied Troops in the North American War of Independence, 1776–1783
1865:
1626:
879:
38:
2996:
185:
Maj. Friedrich von Dechow, the acting commander of the Knyphausen regiment.
3043:
2880:
2858:
1893:
1846:
1158:
in command; Stryker says Major Lee commanded while Glover led the brigade.
1018:
752:
718:
553:
This unit's assigned task was the protection of Washington and his papers.
481:
450:
2977:
2945:
1933:
1732:
1650:
1640:
1552:
1297:
1070:
944:
925:
860:
545:
239:
219:
138:
81:
3022:
1319:
to brigadier general, and the other command positions were also vacant.
2057:
1444:
1389:
1371:
65:
972:
2872:
The Life of John Paterson: Major-General in the Revolutionary Army
334:
6 guns total; personnel are counted with their assigned regiments
1452:
Knox oversaw and coordinated the crossing of the Delaware River.
180:, the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, with some estimates provided by
101:
3031:
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 15
902:
Col. Samuel Miles and Lt. Col. James Piper were captured in
906:. According to Stryker, this unit included the remnants of
104:. The attacking American army consisted of units from the
1621:
The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776
1414:
had been promoted to brigadier general, and was sick at
933:
This brigade lined up on Greene's right for the attack.
2849:(translator). Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons. p.
1610:
488:, were injured, as was James Buxton, an ensign in the
387:
Stryker does not report any casualties for this unit.
367:
Stryker does not report any casualties for this unit.
68:
of a brigade composed primarily of German troops from
3017:
Publication 60-4-1, U.S. Government Printing Office.
337:
Casualties are counted with their assigned regiments
2940:. Brooklyn, NY: The Long Island Historical Society.
1873:
Angell commanded because Hitchcock led the brigade.
2937:
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and New Jersey
628:'s brigade in its failed crossing of the Delaware.
1281:Stryker claims this unit did not cross the river.
1638:'s brigade, composed of militia companies called
3055:
1758:Matlack's Rifle Battalion, Philadelphia Militia
1694:Some crossed at Dunk's Ferry but then withdrew.
1015:Capt. Alexander Lawson Smith (Maryland element)
115:
1859:Hitchcock's Regiment, Rhode Island Continentals
1471:Massachusetts Company of Continental Artillery
1315:The colonelcy was vacant with the promotion of
1306:1st Regiment MacDougall's New York Continentals
1928:
1679:
1589:
1439:
1103:
996:Bradley's Battalion, Connecticut State Troops
728:
522:
394:
214:
3015:United States Army Center of Military History
1879:Little's Regiment, Massachusetts Continentals
1840:Varnum's Regiment, Rhode Island Continentals
1821:Nixon's Regiment, Massachusetts Continentals
1743:Cadwalader's Regiment, Philadelphia Militia
1563:This unit marched with Sullivan's division.
1529:This unit marched with Sullivan's division.
1520:Western Company, New Jersey State Artillery
1515:This unit marched with Sullivan's division.
1506:Eastern Company, New Jersey State Artillery
1078:Hand's men were first assigned to cover the
49:was fought on December 26, 1776, during the
3064:American Revolutionary War orders of battle
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1671:
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1658:
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206:
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190:
124:A Hessian's sketch of the Battle of Trenton
1534:2nd Company, Pennsylvania State Artillery
1457:New York Company of Continental Artillery
88:on January 2, 1777, and then on January 3
2772:Proc. Mass. Hist. Society, Vol 15, p. 72
2717:
2715:
80:brigade was under the command of Colonel
2114:
1728:Bayard's Regiment, Philadelphia Militia
1716:Morgan's Regiment, Philadelphia Militia
1614:
1601:
1260:Ward's Regiment Connecticut Continentals
428:
415:
119:
26:
18:Order of battle of the Battle of Trenton
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2955:
2800:
2798:
2796:
2750:
2748:
2729:
2727:
2678:
2676:
2657:
2655:
2653:
2651:
2649:
2612:
2610:
2600:
2598:
2596:
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2592:
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2327:
2325:
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2293:
2247:
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2241:
2231:
2229:
2227:
2225:
2165:
1273:6th Battalion Connecticut State Troops
149:) and a small company from the British
112:and did not participate in the action.
14:
3056:
2712:
2424:
2334:
2281:
2213:
2197:
2195:
2138:
2129:
333:
3069:New Jersey in the American Revolution
2900:. New York: Oxford University Press.
2156:
2988:The Battles of Trenton and Princeton
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2449:
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2352:
2343:
2322:
2313:
2304:
2290:
2272:
2263:
2254:
2238:
2222:
1611:Other American units in the campaign
1489:New York State Company of Artillery
1011:Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment
741:Washington rode with this division.
624:Reed accompanied militia Brig. Gen.
33:General George Washington at Trenton
2192:
2147:
424:
24:
2920:Military Collector & Historian
2174:
25:
3080:
2875:. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
1570:Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse
1036:were wounded and captured at the
699:Director of the General Hospital
100:, and a small company of British
3036:Massachusetts Historical Society
2950:Johnston campaign new york 1776.
849:No field officers were present.
779:Col. Thomas Elliott was absent.
2934:Johnston, Henry Phelps (1878).
2784:
2775:
2766:
2757:
2619:
2511:
2502:
1052:Matthias Alexis Roche de Fermoy
892:1st Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment
200:
197:
2962:. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
2204:
2183:
1932:, Pennsylvania Militia of the
163:Friedrich Wilhelm von Lossberg
13:
1:
2991:. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin.
2933:
2868:
2810:
377:16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons
151:16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons
135:Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel
116:Hesse-Kassel and British Army
56:. In a surprise attack, the
2890:
2838:
2098:Middlesex County, New Jersey
2079:Hunterdon County, New Jersey
1655:
498:
187:
7:
2985:Stryker, William S (1898).
2956:Ketchum, Richard M (1973).
2863:eelking germans revolution.
1861:(a.k.a. 11th Continentals)
447:crossing the Delaware River
304:Friedrich Ludwig von Dechow
10:
3085:
2914:Hentz, Tucker F. (2006). "
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2083:
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2042:
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2023:
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2008:
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1957:
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1937:
1919:
1913:
1888:
1882:
1869:
1863:
1850:
1844:
1842:(a.k.a. 9th Continentals)
1830:
1824:
1812:
1806:
1795:
1793:
1784:
1778:
1766:
1760:
1751:
1745:
1736:
1730:
1721:
1718:
1706:
1703:
1690:
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1580:
1574:
1559:
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1536:
1525:
1522:
1511:
1508:
1497:
1491:
1479:
1473:
1462:
1459:
1448:
1442:
1433:
1427:
1407:
1404:
1393:
1387:
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1369:
1356:
1350:
1334:
1328:
1312:
1309:
1293:
1290:
1278:
1275:
1266:
1263:
1251:
1248:
1235:
1229:
1218:
1212:
1201:
1198:
1187:
1184:
1173:
1167:
1164:3rd Massachusetts Regiment
1151:
1148:
1145:14th (Marblehead) Regiment
1131:
1125:
1112:
1106:
1095:
1089:
1074:
1068:
1055:
1049:
1024:
1014:
1001:
998:
987:
984:
981:5th Massachusetts Regiment
963:
960:
948:
942:
929:
923:
898:
895:
883:
877:
864:
858:
845:
842:
829:
822:
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788:
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731:
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686:
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660:
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637:
621:
615:
604:
598:
592:
589:
583:
577:
574:Washington's aides-de-camp
566:
560:
549:
543:
540:Commander-in-Chief's Guard
531:
525:
402:
399:
397:
383:
380:
363:
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344:
327:
311:
308:
301:
282:
279:
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253:
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226:
223:
217:
171:Leopold Philip von Heister
51:American Revolutionary War
2869:Egleston, Thomas (1898).
2839:Eelking, Max von (1893).
2818:Dwyer, William M (1983).
2096:Detachment, 2nd Regiment
2077:Detachment, 1st Regiment
2009:Col. Richard McCallister
1526:2 guns, 55 men estimated
1480:2 guns, 55 men estimated
1424:15th Continental Regiment
1331:Friedrich von Weissenfels
1287:13th Continental Regiment
1245:16th Continental Regiment
1209:26th Continental Regiment
1195:23rd Continental Regiment
1181:19th Connecticut Regiment
1135:This brigade crossed the
1065:1st Pennsylvania Regiment
1038:Battle of Fort Washington
939:20th Connecticut Regiment
572:
339:
336:
324:
192:Hessian and British units
169:after Lieutenant General
2123:
1791:Two artillery companies
1700:Philadelphia Associators
1553:Philadelphia Associators
1460:Capt. Sebastian Baumann
1401:2nd Continental Regiment
1384:8th Continental Regiment
1366:5th Continental Regiment
360:Friedrich von Gröthausen
86:second battle at Trenton
2885:egleston john paterson.
1449:418 estimated; 16 guns
1291:Lt. Col. Ebenezer Clap
494:United States president
492:. (Monroe, the future
54:campaign for New Jersey
2892:Fischer, David Hackett
1630:
961:Lt. Col. Francis Ware
684:Muster Master General
590:Lt. Col. Richard Cary
563:Robert Hanson Harrison
442:
159:Wilhelm von Knyphausen
125:
42:
3004:Wright, Robert K. Jr.
2897:Washington's Crossing
2430:Fischer, pp. 220, 222
1774:Kent County, Delaware
1618:
1557:Capt. Joseph Moulder
1325:3rd New York Regiment
1034:Otho Holland Williams
999:Capt. Benjamin Mills
957:1st Maryland Regiment
912:6th Virginia Regiment
904:Battle of Long Island
896:Maj. Ennion Williams
874:3rd Virginia Regiment
855:1st Delaware Regiment
839:1st Virginia Regiment
801:6th Virginia Regiment
785:5th Virginia Regiment
766:4th Virginia Regiment
634:Quartermaster General
490:4th Virginia Regiment
486:3rd Virginia Regiment
432:
182:David Hackett Fischer
123:
30:
3009:The Continental Army
2824:. New York: Viking.
2721:Fischer, pp. 214–215
2625:Egleston, pp. 98,463
2340:Fischer, pp. 390–393
2287:Fischer, pp. 251–252
2219:Ketchum, pp. 325–326
2210:Eelking, pp. 283–284
2171:Fischer, pp. 287–343
2162:Ketchum, pp. 273–275
2144:Ketchum, pp. 255–268
2135:Ketchum, pp. 239–255
1681:Cadwalader's Brigade
1660:Other American units
1317:Alexander MacDougall
1149:Maj. William R. Lee
1104:Sullivan's Division
1087:German Continentals
601:Samuel Blachley Webb
473:were in the battle.
449:, Brigadier General
2959:The Winter Soldiers
1916:Christopher Lippitt
1898:Peekskill, New York
1803:Hitchcock's Brigade
1704:Capt. George Henry
1416:Peekskill, New York
1405:Col. Israel Gilman
1347:St. Clair's Brigade
1310:Capt. John Johnson
1232:Paul Dudley Sargent
1154:Fischer lists Col.
1092:Nicholas Haussegger
1021:(Virginia element)
843:Capt. John Fleming
523:Commander-in-Chief
435:Charles M. Lefferts
246:Balthasar Brethauer
238:Grenadier Regiment
74:Trenton, New Jersey
3013:Washington, D.C.:
2847:Rosengarten, J. G.
2066:Philemon Dickinson
1978:William Montgomery
1906:Lippitt's Regiment
1719:Col. Jacob Morgan
1631:
1523:Capt. Samuel Hugg
1509:Capt. Daniel Neil
1494:Alexander Hamilton
1463:3 guns, 80–85 men
1276:Col. John Chester
1249:Capt. James Perry
1185:Col. Charles Webb
971:was recruiting in
819:Stirling's Brigade
729:Greene's Division
651:Commissary General
478:William Washington
443:
437:depicting various
296:Fusilier Regiment
267:Fusilier Regiment
126:
43:
2121:
2120:
2117:
1994:Col. Jacob Klotz
1971:Cumberland County
1953:Cumberland County
1910:Rhode Island Line
1608:
1607:
1604:
1264:Col. Andrew Ward
1226:Sargent's Brigade
1199:Col. John Bailey
985:Maj. Ezra Putnam
825:William Alexander
747:Stephen's Brigade
668:Paymaster General
528:George Washington
422:
421:
418:
347:Johann Engelhardt
330:Friedrich Fischer
131:Holy Roman Empire
62:George Washington
47:Battle of Trenton
16:(Redirected from
3076:
3047:
3000:
2981:
2952:
2922:58(3), 129–144.
2911:
2887:
2865:
2835:
2821:The Day is Ours!
2805:
2802:
2791:
2788:
2782:
2781:Johnston, p. 189
2779:
2773:
2770:
2764:
2761:
2755:
2752:
2743:
2740:
2734:
2731:
2722:
2719:
2710:
2707:
2701:
2698:
2692:
2689:
2683:
2680:
2671:
2668:
2662:
2659:
2644:
2641:
2635:
2632:
2626:
2623:
2617:
2614:
2605:
2602:
2587:
2584:
2575:
2572:
2566:
2563:
2554:
2551:
2545:
2542:
2536:
2533:
2527:
2524:
2518:
2515:
2509:
2506:
2500:
2497:
2486:
2483:
2477:
2474:
2468:
2465:
2459:
2456:
2447:
2444:
2431:
2428:
2422:
2419:
2413:
2410:
2401:
2398:
2392:
2389:
2380:
2377:
2371:
2368:
2359:
2356:
2350:
2347:
2341:
2338:
2332:
2329:
2320:
2317:
2311:
2308:
2302:
2299:
2288:
2285:
2279:
2276:
2270:
2267:
2261:
2258:
2252:
2249:
2236:
2233:
2220:
2217:
2211:
2208:
2202:
2199:
2190:
2187:
2181:
2178:
2172:
2169:
2163:
2160:
2154:
2151:
2145:
2142:
2136:
2133:
2115:
1989:Lancaster County
1809:Daniel Hitchcock
1776:Militia Company
1707:1,500 estimated
1691:2,322 estimated
1656:
1602:
1595:5,422 estimated
1476:Winthrop Sargent
1353:Arthur St. Clair
1339:Peter Gansevoort
1132:1,259 estimated
1122:Glover's Brigade
1113:2,624 estimated
1046:Fermoy's Brigade
920:Mercer's Brigade
827:(Lord Stirling)
807:Mordecai Buckner
734:Nathanael Greene
612:Adjutant General
503:Continental Army
499:
455:Nathanael Greene
439:Continental Army
425:Continental Army
416:
188:
106:Continental Army
58:Continental Army
21:
3084:
3083:
3079:
3078:
3077:
3075:
3074:
3073:
3054:
3053:
3050:
3028:
2970:
2908:
2832:
2813:
2808:
2804:Stryker, p. 347
2803:
2794:
2789:
2785:
2780:
2776:
2771:
2767:
2762:
2758:
2753:
2746:
2741:
2737:
2733:Ketchum, p. 268
2732:
2725:
2720:
2713:
2709:Stryker, p. 208
2708:
2704:
2700:Fischer, p. 392
2699:
2695:
2691:Stryker, p. 358
2690:
2686:
2682:Stryker, p. 158
2681:
2674:
2670:Stryker, p. 178
2669:
2665:
2661:Stryker, p. 142
2660:
2647:
2643:Stryker, p. 357
2642:
2638:
2634:Fischer, p. 218
2633:
2629:
2624:
2620:
2616:Fischer, p. 239
2615:
2608:
2604:Stryker, p. 355
2603:
2590:
2586:Stryker, p. 354
2585:
2578:
2574:Stryker, p. 356
2573:
2569:
2565:Fischer, p. 252
2564:
2557:
2553:Stryker, p. 179
2552:
2548:
2544:Fischer, p. 251
2543:
2539:
2535:Fischer, p. 237
2534:
2530:
2526:Fischer, p. 246
2525:
2521:
2516:
2512:
2507:
2503:
2499:Stryker, p. 352
2498:
2489:
2485:Stryker, p. 350
2484:
2480:
2476:Fischer, p. 219
2475:
2471:
2467:Stryker, p. 351
2466:
2462:
2458:Stryker, p. 353
2457:
2450:
2446:Fischer, p. 235
2445:
2434:
2429:
2425:
2421:Fischer, p. 215
2420:
2416:
2412:Fischer, p. 244
2411:
2404:
2400:Fischer, p. 255
2399:
2395:
2391:Fischer, p. 247
2390:
2383:
2379:Fischer, p. 221
2378:
2374:
2370:Fischer, p. 406
2369:
2362:
2358:Fischer, p. 330
2357:
2353:
2349:Fischer, p. 207
2348:
2344:
2339:
2335:
2331:Fischer, p. 230
2330:
2323:
2319:Fischer, p. 222
2318:
2314:
2310:Fischer, p. 253
2309:
2305:
2301:Fischer, p. 254
2300:
2291:
2286:
2282:
2278:Fischer, p. 249
2277:
2273:
2269:Fischer, p. 248
2268:
2264:
2260:Fischer, p. 240
2259:
2255:
2251:Fischer, p. 405
2250:
2239:
2235:Stryker, p. 408
2234:
2223:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2205:
2201:Fischer, p. 396
2200:
2193:
2188:
2184:
2179:
2175:
2170:
2166:
2161:
2157:
2153:Fischer, p. 257
2152:
2148:
2143:
2139:
2134:
2130:
2126:
1960:Frederick Watts
1930:Ewing's Brigade
1885:William Henshaw
1763:Timothy Matlack
1687:John Cadwalader
1636:John Cadwalader
1624:
1613:
1560:3 guns, 85 men
1543:2 guns, 52 men
1512:2 guns, 63 men
1498:2 guns, 36 men
1329:Lt. Col. Baron
1170:William Shepard
1137:Assunpink Creek
714:Chief Engineer
689:Gunning Bedford
674:William Palfrey
657:Joseph Trumbull
626:John Cadwalader
471:Samuel Nicholas
463:Assunpink Creek
427:
406:
404:
315:
313:
286:
284:
257:
255:
230:
228:
215:Rall's Brigade
118:
66:winter quarters
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3082:
3072:
3071:
3066:
3049:
3048:
3034:. Boston, MA:
3026:
3001:
2982:
2968:
2953:
2931:
2912:
2906:
2888:
2866:
2836:
2830:
2814:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2806:
2792:
2790:Wright, p. 230
2783:
2774:
2765:
2756:
2744:
2735:
2723:
2711:
2702:
2693:
2684:
2672:
2663:
2645:
2636:
2627:
2618:
2606:
2588:
2576:
2567:
2555:
2546:
2537:
2528:
2519:
2510:
2501:
2487:
2478:
2469:
2460:
2448:
2432:
2423:
2414:
2402:
2393:
2381:
2372:
2360:
2351:
2342:
2333:
2321:
2312:
2303:
2289:
2280:
2271:
2262:
2253:
2237:
2221:
2212:
2203:
2191:
2189:Eelking, p. 23
2182:
2180:Fischer, p. 52
2173:
2164:
2155:
2146:
2137:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2119:
2118:
2112:
2111:
2109:
2107:
2101:
2093:
2092:
2090:
2088:
2082:
2074:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2062:
2053:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2041:
2033:
2032:
2030:
2028:
2022:
2019:Chester County
2015:
2014:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2000:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1985:
1984:
1982:
1980:
1974:
1967:
1966:
1964:
1962:
1956:
1949:
1948:
1945:
1942:
1936:
1926:
1925:
1921:
1918:
1912:
1902:
1901:
1890:
1887:
1881:
1875:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1862:
1855:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1843:
1836:
1835:
1832:
1829:
1823:
1817:
1816:
1814:
1813:822 estimated
1811:
1805:
1799:
1798:
1796:
1794:
1792:
1788:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1777:
1770:
1769:
1767:
1765:
1759:
1755:
1754:
1752:
1750:
1744:
1740:
1739:
1737:
1735:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1713:
1712:
1708:
1705:
1702:
1696:
1695:
1692:
1689:
1683:
1677:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1667:
1663:
1662:
1612:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1587:
1586:
1582:
1579:
1573:
1565:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1548:
1547:
1544:
1541:
1539:Thomas Forrest
1535:
1531:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1517:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1503:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1490:
1486:
1485:
1481:
1478:
1472:
1468:
1467:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1441:
1437:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1426:
1420:
1419:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1392:
1386:
1380:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1368:
1362:
1361:
1358:
1357:500 estimated
1355:
1349:
1343:
1342:
1335:
1333:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1256:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1241:
1240:
1237:
1236:865 estimated
1234:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1215:Loammi Baldwin
1211:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1133:
1130:
1124:
1118:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1076:
1073:
1067:
1061:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1030:Moses Rawlings
1026:
1023:
1013:
1007:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
993:
992:
989:
986:
983:
977:
976:
965:
962:
959:
953:
952:
950:
947:
941:
935:
934:
931:
928:
922:
916:
915:
900:
897:
894:
888:
887:
885:
882:
876:
870:
869:
866:
863:
857:
851:
850:
847:
844:
841:
835:
834:
831:
828:
821:
815:
814:
812:
809:
803:
797:
796:
793:
787:
781:
780:
777:
774:
768:
762:
761:
758:
755:
749:
743:
742:
739:
736:
730:
726:
725:
723:
721:
715:
711:
710:
708:
706:
700:
696:
695:
693:
691:
685:
681:
680:
678:
676:
670:
664:
663:
661:
659:
653:
647:
646:
644:
642:
640:Stephen Moylan
636:
630:
629:
622:
620:
614:
608:
607:
605:
603:
596:
595:
593:
591:
587:
586:
584:
582:
580:Tench Tilghman
576:
570:
569:
567:
565:
559:
555:
554:
551:
548:
542:
536:
535:
532:
530:
524:
520:
519:
516:
513:
510:
506:
505:
433:Watercolor by
426:
423:
420:
419:
413:
412:
408:
401:
398:
396:
392:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
372:
371:
368:
365:
362:
356:
350:
349:
342:
341:
338:
335:
332:
326:
322:
321:
317:
310:
307:
300:
298:von Knyphausen
293:
292:
288:
281:
278:
275:Franz Scheffer
271:
264:
263:
259:
252:
249:
242:
235:
234:
232:
225:
222:
216:
212:
211:
208:
205:
202:
199:
195:
194:
147:light infantry
117:
114:
110:Delaware River
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3081:
3070:
3067:
3065:
3062:
3061:
3059:
3052:
3045:
3041:
3037:
3033:
3032:
3027:
3024:
3020:
3016:
3012:
3010:
3005:
3002:
2998:
2994:
2990:
2989:
2983:
2979:
2975:
2971:
2969:0-385-05490-4
2965:
2961:
2960:
2954:
2951:
2947:
2943:
2939:
2938:
2932:
2929:
2925:
2921:
2917:
2913:
2909:
2907:0-19-518159-X
2903:
2899:
2898:
2893:
2889:
2886:
2882:
2878:
2874:
2873:
2867:
2864:
2860:
2856:
2852:
2848:
2844:
2843:
2837:
2833:
2831:0-670-11446-4
2827:
2823:
2822:
2816:
2815:
2801:
2799:
2797:
2787:
2778:
2769:
2763:Wright, p. 96
2760:
2754:Dwyer, p. 244
2751:
2749:
2742:Dwyer, p. 243
2739:
2730:
2728:
2718:
2716:
2706:
2697:
2688:
2679:
2677:
2667:
2658:
2656:
2654:
2652:
2650:
2640:
2631:
2622:
2613:
2611:
2601:
2599:
2597:
2595:
2593:
2583:
2581:
2571:
2562:
2560:
2550:
2541:
2532:
2523:
2517:Hentz, p. 136
2514:
2508:Hentz, p. 135
2505:
2496:
2494:
2492:
2482:
2473:
2464:
2455:
2453:
2443:
2441:
2439:
2437:
2427:
2418:
2409:
2407:
2397:
2388:
2386:
2376:
2367:
2365:
2355:
2346:
2337:
2328:
2326:
2316:
2307:
2298:
2296:
2294:
2284:
2275:
2266:
2257:
2248:
2246:
2244:
2242:
2232:
2230:
2228:
2226:
2216:
2207:
2198:
2196:
2186:
2177:
2168:
2159:
2150:
2141:
2132:
2128:
2113:
2110:
2106:
2099:
2095:
2094:
2091:
2087:
2080:
2076:
2075:
2071:
2067:
2061:
2059:
2055:
2054:
2050:
2046:
2039:
2035:
2034:
2031:
2027:
2020:
2017:
2016:
2013:
2005:
2002:
2001:
1998:
1990:
1987:
1986:
1983:
1979:
1972:
1969:
1968:
1965:
1961:
1954:
1951:
1950:
1946:
1941:
1935:
1931:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1911:
1907:
1904:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1891:
1886:
1880:
1877:
1876:
1872:
1867:
1866:Israel Angell
1860:
1857:
1856:
1853:
1848:
1841:
1838:
1837:
1833:
1828:
1822:
1819:
1818:
1815:
1810:
1804:
1801:
1800:
1797:
1790:
1789:
1786:
1782:
1781:Thomas Rodney
1775:
1772:
1771:
1768:
1764:
1757:
1756:
1753:
1749:
1742:
1741:
1738:
1734:
1727:
1726:
1723:
1715:
1714:
1709:
1701:
1698:
1697:
1693:
1688:
1682:
1678:
1664:
1661:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1648:
1643:
1642:
1637:
1628:
1627:John Trumbull
1623:
1622:
1617:
1600:
1597:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1577:Samuel Morris
1572:
1571:
1567:
1566:
1562:
1554:
1551:2nd Company,
1550:
1549:
1545:
1540:
1533:
1532:
1528:
1519:
1518:
1514:
1505:
1504:
1500:
1495:
1488:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1456:
1455:
1451:
1446:
1438:
1435:
1431:
1430:John Paterson
1425:
1422:
1421:
1417:
1413:
1409:
1402:
1399:
1398:
1395:
1391:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1359:
1354:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1307:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1295:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1246:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1233:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1220:
1216:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1171:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1129:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1109:John Sullivan
1102:
1098:
1093:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1053:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1022:
1020:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1004:
995:
994:
990:
982:
979:
978:
974:
970:
966:
958:
955:
954:
951:
946:
940:
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927:
921:
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905:
901:
893:
890:
889:
886:
881:
880:George Weedon
875:
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867:
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826:
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792:
791:Charles Scott
786:
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782:
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773:
772:Robert Lawson
767:
764:
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460:
459:John Sullivan
456:
452:
448:
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436:
431:
414:
409:
407:891 captured
393:
389:
386:
384:18 estimated
378:
374:
373:
369:
366:
364:50 estimated
361:
355:
352:
351:
348:
343:
331:
323:
318:
316:310 captured
305:
299:
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294:
289:
287:260 captured
276:
270:
266:
265:
260:
258:290 captured
247:
241:
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231:868 captured
221:
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3030:
3007:
2987:
2958:
2949:
2936:
2919:
2896:
2884:
2871:
2862:
2841:
2820:
2786:
2777:
2768:
2759:
2738:
2705:
2696:
2687:
2666:
2639:
2630:
2621:
2570:
2549:
2540:
2531:
2522:
2513:
2504:
2481:
2472:
2463:
2426:
2417:
2396:
2375:
2354:
2345:
2336:
2315:
2306:
2283:
2274:
2265:
2256:
2215:
2206:
2185:
2176:
2167:
2158:
2149:
2140:
2131:
2105:John Neilson
2056:
2038:Bucks County
2036:Detachment,
1944:1,000–1,200
1929:
1896:was sick at
1894:Moses Little
1847:James Varnum
1802:
1699:
1680:
1659:
1639:
1632:
1629:, 1786–1828
1619:
1568:
1346:
1341:was absent.
1300:was absent.
1225:
1121:
1045:
1019:Gabriel Long
1016:
919:
818:
753:Adam Stephen
746:
719:Rufus Putnam
502:
482:James Monroe
475:
467:
451:Adam Stephen
444:
381:None listed
269:von Lossberg
191:
178:Frederick II
175:
167:Hesse-Kassel
155:
127:
94:
90:at Princeton
70:Hesse-Kassel
44:
31:
2086:Isaac Smith
2064:Brig. Gen.
2045:Joseph Hart
2026:James Moore
2004:York County
1940:James Ewing
1938:Brig. Gen.
1934:Flying Camp
1733:John Bayard
1685:Brig. Gen.
1651:Flying Camp
1647:James Ewing
1641:associators
1590:Total Size
1581:25 cavalry
1351:Brig. Gen.
1298:Joseph Read
1156:John Glover
1128:John Glover
1071:Edward Hand
1050:Brig. Gen.
945:John Durkee
926:Hugh Mercer
924:Brig. Gen.
861:John Haslet
823:Brig. Gen.
751:Brig. Gen.
704:John Morgan
618:Joseph Reed
546:Caleb Gibbs
220:Johann Rall
207:Casualties
145:(basically
139:Johann Rall
82:Johann Rall
3058:Categories
2811:References
2058:New Jersey
1827:John Nixon
1748:John Nixon
1672:Unit size
1669:Commander
1474:Capt. Lt.
1445:Henry Knox
1440:Artillery
1412:James Reed
1390:Enoch Poor
1372:John Stark
1107:Maj. Gen.
969:John Stone
732:Maj. Gen.
558:Secretary
515:Unit size
512:Commander
405:83 wounded
325:Artillery
314:13 wounded
285:55 wounded
256:10 wounded
229:78 wounded
204:Unit size
201:Commander
2928:0026-3966
2040:Regiment
2021:Regiment
2006:Regiment
1991:Regiment
1973:Regiment
1955:Regiment
1883:Lt. Col.
1746:Lt. Col.
1080:Princeton
1032:and Maj.
1028:Lt. Col.
770:Lt. Col.
655:Lt. Col.
599:Lt. Col.
561:Lt. Col.
550:about 75
403:22 killed
306:(acting)
277:(acting)
273:Lt. Col.
254:12 killed
248:(acting)
244:Lt. Col.
227:17 killed
3038:. 1878.
3006:(1983).
2997:49835662
2894:(2004).
2100:militia
2081:militia
973:Maryland
480:and Lt.
441:uniforms
375:British
312:1 killed
283:4 killed
102:dragoons
3044:1695300
3023:8806011
2881:3425265
2859:1591841
2060:militia
1585:river.
484:of the
395:Totals
78:Hessian
76:. The
60:led by
3042:
3021:
2995:
2978:640266
2976:
2966:
2946:234710
2944:
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2879:
2857:
2828:
1779:Capt.
1675:Notes
1575:Capt.
1537:Capt.
1492:Capt.
1082:road.
1017:Capt.
738:2,690
544:Capt.
518:Notes
400:1,382
354:Jägers
224:1,354
210:Notes
41:, 1792
2124:Notes
2103:Col.
2084:Col.
2043:Col.
2024:Col.
1976:Col.
1958:Col.
1914:Col.
1892:Col.
1864:Maj.
1845:Col.
1825:Col.
1807:Col.
1761:Col.
1731:Col.
1666:Unit
1443:Col.
1428:Col.
1388:Col.
1370:Col.
1337:Col.
1296:Col.
1230:Col.
1213:Col.
1168:Col.
1126:Col.
1090:Col.
1069:Col.
967:Col.
943:Col.
908:Atlee
878:Col.
859:Col.
805:Col.
789:Col.
717:Col.
687:Col.
672:Col.
638:Col.
616:Col.
526:Gen.
509:Unit
302:Maj.
218:Col.
198:Unit
143:Jäger
98:Jäger
3040:OCLC
3019:OCLC
2993:OCLC
2974:OCLC
2964:ISBN
2942:OCLC
2924:ISSN
2902:ISBN
2877:OCLC
2855:OCLC
2826:ISBN
1920:171
1889:168
1870:114
1851:138
1831:156
1096:374
1075:254
1056:638
1025:105
1002:142
988:115
964:163
949:313
930:838
899:199
884:181
865:108
846:185
830:673
811:191
795:129
776:229
757:541
702:Dr.
578:Lt.
358:Lt.
345:Lt.
328:Lt.
309:429
280:345
251:512
240:Rall
161:and
45:The
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