Critical Reasoning: The Battle of Trenton
SSG Donald Harper
SLC Class# 15-001 Abstract
This critical reasoning paper is about the Battle of Trenton. I will explain a little bit about the Revolutionary War in which the battle was fought. After, I will talk about the battle itself and what happened during. I will tell you about the plans and strategies of each side and finally the outcome. These will all be facts I have gathered and my references will be listed at the end. After the references, I will continue with alternate futures and colorfully change the course of history.
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was fought on the 26th of December 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey, between the American and British forces. General George Washington led the American forces and the British forces were led by Colonel Johann Rall. In the middle of the night, on Christmas day 1776, General Washington took his Continental Army from Pennsylvania, and crossed the Delaware River into New Jersey. Once in New Jersey, he marched them south to Trenton where the British army was stationed. After a short battle, the Continental Army was victorious and the majority of the Hessian forces were defeated and captured. The American victory at Trenton raised …show more content…
At the same time, General John Cadwalader would launch a diversionary attack against the British garrison at Bordentown, New Jersey to block reinforcements from the south. I believe this was a great plan to surround the Hessians and defeat them as their winter base was still not fortified. But, the two units were unable to cross the river because of the ice covered water, and the blizzard that started that night. It was too thick to safely cross the river, but it wasn’t thick enough to walk across it
SSG Donald Harper
SLC Class# 15-001 Abstract
This critical reasoning paper is about the Battle of Trenton. I will explain a little bit about the Revolutionary War in which the battle was fought. After, I will talk about the battle itself and what happened during. I will tell you about the plans and strategies of each side and finally the outcome. These will all be facts I have gathered and my references will be listed at the end. After the references, I will continue with alternate futures and colorfully change the course of history.
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was fought on the 26th of December 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey, between the American and British forces. General George Washington led the American forces and the British forces were led by Colonel Johann Rall. In the middle of the night, on Christmas day 1776, General Washington took his Continental Army from Pennsylvania, and crossed the Delaware River into New Jersey. Once in New Jersey, he marched them south to Trenton where the British army was stationed. After a short battle, the Continental Army was victorious and the majority of the Hessian forces were defeated and captured. The American victory at Trenton raised …show more content…
At the same time, General John Cadwalader would launch a diversionary attack against the British garrison at Bordentown, New Jersey to block reinforcements from the south. I believe this was a great plan to surround the Hessians and defeat them as their winter base was still not fortified. But, the two units were unable to cross the river because of the ice covered water, and the blizzard that started that night. It was too thick to safely cross the river, but it wasn’t thick enough to walk across it