PRESENTATION OUTLINE
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
Johann Rall and George Washington
WHAT HAPPENED
The American troops surprised the Hessian. They worked for the king.
IMPORTANT FACTS
American troops surprised a Hessian picket guard, stationed in houses along the Pennington road about a half mile outside Trenton.
Five Hessian officers and six enlisted soldiers were killed; another eighty of the enemy were wounded. Nine hundred and eighteen prisoners, six brass cannons, forty horses, one thousand stands of arms and fifteen colors were captured. The Continental army had four men wounded in the fight. Neshanic Creek, a tributary of the South Branch of the Raritan, drains the easterly part of a wide valley at the eastern foot of Sourland Mountain.
WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT
The Americans took down the Hessians that worked for the king.
INTERESTING FACTS
Washington advanced his troops to the point were King and Queen Streets met, where Captain Forrest placed six cannon in a commanding position, his line of fire sweeping down both thoroughfares. Lots of troops rushed across the field to take control of the Princeton road, preventing escape by that route.
