Project Gutenberg 2008-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 61 Drake, Samuel Adams 1833 1905 Drake, Samuel A. 02004484 The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 Decisive Events in American History Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77" by Samuel Adams Drake is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the significant military campaign during the American Revolutionary War, particularly focusing on the events surrounding the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Through its exploration of these critical military engagements, the text likely highlights the leadership of George Washington and the resilience of the Continental Army amidst adversity. The opening of the book establishes the context of the campaign, describing the dire situation faced by the American forces as they retreated through New Jersey after suffering defeats. Drake emphasizes the turning point for the Revolutionary cause, detailing the urgency for a surprise attack on the Hessian forces stationed in Trenton, which Washington ultimately executed during an unconventional winter's march. The author depicts Washington's strategic decisions, his interactions with his officers, and the morale boost that the Continental Army experienced following their unexpected victory at Trenton. This victory not only reinvigorated the American resolve but also marked a crucial shift in the momentum of the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New Jersey -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776 E201 Text United States Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 187811 187747 2024-10-10T14:11:53.400675 2023-09-11T06:08:10.483091 text/html text/html 181851 2008-03-03T09:24:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1019553 2008-03-03T09:24:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1152654 2024-10-10T14:12:02.387683 application/epub+zip 1151949 2024-10-10T14:11:57.108676 application/epub+zip 123897 2024-10-10T14:11:55.499679 application/epub+zip 1300485 2024-10-10T14:12:06.041725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1271595 2024-10-10T14:12:01.087681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231275 2022-09-11T11:40:38.143988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137896 137685 2024-10-10T14:11:52.513684 2023-09-11T06:08:09.809126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137776 2008-03-03T09:24:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52682 2008-03-03T09:24:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137768 2008-03-03T09:24:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52647 2008-03-03T09:24:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21993 2024-10-10T14:12:06.190610 application/rdf+xml 13947 2024-10-10T14:11:56.080681 image/jpeg 3418 2024-10-10T14:11:55.791679 image/jpeg 1220420 2024-10-10T14:11:53.449684 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia