15 Oktober 2023 - 13:50
Rather than risk defeat in Trenton, Washington, in collaboration with his senior officers, agreed upon a bold and dangerous plan. The fact that the British had discovered a ford that led to the vulnerable American right flank made the American position on the Assunpink Creek near Trenton all the more dangerous.
Charles Cornwallis’ army of 8,000 veteran soldiers were poised to deliver a punishing blow the following morning. George Washington and his senior officers were filled with a sense of dread. 1. Washington escaped from one enemy to attack another at Princetonĭespite their success in repulsing several frontal attacks at the Battle of Assunpink Creek (Battle of Second Trenton) on January 2, 1777, Gen.
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