The commanding officer, Colonel Johann Rall, was mortally wounded in street fighting during this battle, which saw over half the 1,400 troops at his garrison captured, with only five opposing casualties.
The commanding officer, Colonel Johann Rall, was mortally wounded in street fighting during this battle, which saw over half the 1,400 troops at his garrison captured, with only five opposing casualties. For 10 points— name this defeat of Hessian soldiers, preceded by a Christmas night crossing of the ice-choked Delaware River by George Washington in 1776.
The commanding officer, Colonel Johann Rall, was mortally wounded in street fighting during this battle, which saw over half the 1,400 troops at his garrison captured, with only five opposing casualties.
Battle of {Trenton}