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Overview and Summary of the Battle of Trenton John Stark and a few American soldiers, including James Monroe, held the bridge leading over the Assanpink* to the next British post. A few horsemen escaped before John Stark could prevent them, but all of the fleeing German Hessian foot soldiers were killed or captured. Nearly 1000 Hessian prisoners were marched through Philadelphia. It was a significant victory for the Americans and a crushing defeat for the Hessian army. Washington was about to lead another American victory at the Battle of Princeton. *Assunpink Creek is a 22 mile tributary of the Delaware River in western New Jersey in the United States The Importance and Significance of the Battle of Trenton Significance of the Battle of Trenton: The significance of the conflict was that the Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces. |
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