Following the New York Campaign, George Washington managed to escape across the Delaware River at Trenton and the British dispersed their army into winter quarters. Risking all, Washington ferried his troops back across the Delaware on the night of December 25, 1776, falling upon the Hessian garrison at Trenton and killing, wounding or capturing over 1.000 men for the loss of only four. He then managed to hold off the inevitable British response at Assunpink Creek on January 2, 1777, successfully defending his position before marching on Princeton to the rear and inflicting a further defeat upon a smaller British force. This brief campaign established Washington’s reputation as a military commander, restored the flagging morale of the American forces and gave new life to the rebellions.

Includes maps of: Province of New Jersey, 1777; [Southern New Jersey, 1777]; Retreat Across New Jersey, 20 NOV-7 DEC 1776; Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike Road; British Winter Quarters and American Defensive Dispositions, 23 DEC 1776; Battle of Trenton; Plan of the Operations of General Washington Against the King's Troops in New Jersey; British Advance, 2 JAN 1777; Battle of Assunpink Creek, 2 JAN 1777; American Advance to Princeton; Battle of Princeton, 3 JAN 1777.

Origins of the campaign -- Chronology -- Opposing commanders: American ; British -- Opposing armies: The American Army ; The British Army ; Orders of battle -- Opposing plans: British plans ; American plans -- Trenton and Princeton, victory or death: Retreat through New Jersey ; Ten days that shocked the world, December 25, 1776, to January 3, 1777 -- Aftermath -- The battlefields today.