The Battle of Trenton that After the Americans lost the battle in New York, George Washington decided it was a great time to attack. In the year 1776 it was December, Christmas Day in the start of the war. George Washington and his army crossed the icy Delaware River. The Colonial Army invaded the town of Trenton, New Jersey. The Battle of Trenton began on December 25th, 1776 and it ended on December 26th, 1776. The British left Trenton in the hands of the mercenary Hessians, who were hired from Germany. The reason was because it was Christmas evening is because it was night, it was snowing and cold, and lastly the Hessians were probably partying. The Colonial Army and the German mercenaries found themselves at this location because the
