After one general in this battle complained that the weather was wetting his men's gunpowder, his commander told him to "use the bayonet." The losing commander in this battle was unpopular due to his inability to speak English, and James Grant refused to grant him his request for reinforcements. Victory in this battle was due in part to a butcher and weaver spy who had fought with James Wolfe; that spy was (*) John Honeyman. John Haslet almost drowned on the way to this battle, but was quickly rescued, and General John Sullivan arrived at this battle with troops that had been previously led by
After one general in this battle complained that the weather was wetting his men's gunpowder, his commander told him to "use the bayonet." The losing commander in this battle was unpopular due to his inability to speak English, and James Grant refused to grant him his request for reinforcements. Victory in this battle was due in part to a butcher and weaver spy who had fought with James Wolfe; that spy was (*) John Honeyman. John Haslet almost drowned on the way to this battle, but was quickly rescued, and General John Sullivan arrived at this battle with troops that had been previously led by Charles Lee. Despite popular belief, it is unlikely that the losing side of this battle was actually drunk due to Christmas celebrations. For 10 points, name this battle in which George Washington crossed the Delaware to defeat Hessian forces in New Jersey.
After one general in this battle complained that the weather was wetting his men's gunpowder, his commander told him to "use the bayonet."
Battle of Trenton